Misperceptions foreigners have about the US

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My favourite "violence" stat is that at no point during the "Troubles" period, from 1969-1997, did the homicide rate per 100,000 population in Northern Ireland exceed the homicide rate in the United States.

The homicide rate in the US is nothing anyone can be proud of. However, if my memory serves, many of the murders were committed against people that the perpetrators knew, i.e. friends or family members, meaning they were not of a racist origin, if we were still talking about national hubris.

 

[FIREd]

This thread has gone far enough. Thanks to all those who participated.

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