Comments on: Government Plans: Crime Reduction

By: Rick Rock

Rick Rock — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:37:32 +0000

It’s 12.5 per 100,000 people, which is twice the world average, about 10x that of the rates in the UK and Canada for example. About 2.5x the rate in the USA. Until about 7 years ago it was practically zero; now it’s a rate that’s so high that anyone saying it gets accused of ‘blowing things out of proportion’.

How times have changed.

And now with an election nearing, the government wheels out some ideas to control crime.

By: Mephisto Organum

Mephisto Organum — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:51:38 +0000

It might not be the highest in the world though at 12.5 it is nearly twice that of the world’s average murder rate, similar to that of Nigeria (12.2).

By: Graeme Outerbridge

Graeme Outerbridge — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:52:10 +0000

13 YEARS LATE^^

By: Ryan Whiting

Ryan Whiting — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 23:28:45 +0000

While I agree that their action is late, I’m not quite sure how our murder rate is even near to one of the highest in the world. Let’s not blow things out of proportion, please.

By: Rick Rock

Rick Rock — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:10:05 +0000

In charge for 13 years. They preside over the murder rate going from zero to one of the highest in the world, and then, when an election looms, start to plan to deal with crime.

A bit late.

By: Triangle Drifter

Triangle Drifter — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:58:36 +0000

More electioneering from the GONNA PLP Gumberment.

We have heard this one before. All talk. No action.