The Murderer Next Door

[masraum]

Originally Posted by creaturecat

your country is sick.
to the point of no return, essentially.

Hah, we aren't special in that regard. Most of the world has similar problems, especially if you watch/read the news. Canada isn't special. Besides, all of Canada has fewer people than California (35 vs 38 million). THe New York metropolitan area has over half as many people as all of Canada (20 vs 35 million). If you look for the craziest, worst new stories from all of Canada, and put them all in one place, I'm sure it would read pretty bad. And those would just be the stories that people know about. Because of Canada's size and sparse population, I'm sure there's plenty of crazy stuff that never sees the light of day.

[Concestor0]

Originally Posted by masraum

Hah, we aren't special in that regard. Most of the world has similar problems, especially if you watch/read the news. Canada isn't special. Besides, all of Canada has fewer people than California (35 vs 38 million). THe New York metropolitan area has over half as many people as all of Canada (20 vs 35 million). If you look for the craziest, worst new stories from all of Canada, and put them all in one place, I'm sure it would read pretty bad. And those would just be the stories that people know about. Because of Canada's size and sparse population, I'm sure there's plenty of crazy stuff that never sees the light of day.

"You’re more likely to be shot to death in the United States than you are to die in a car accident in Canada."



You guys have lots of guns lying around, that's what you want.

[Por_sha911]

The above chart is distorted.

The US number show homicide AND suicide AND accident whereas the Canadian number is only suicide.

I am thinking that if you combine all three, the Canadian may be higher than the US number. Eh?

[Concestor0]

Originally Posted by Por_sha911

The above chart is distorted.

The US number show homicide AND suicide AND accident whereas the Canadian number is only suicide.

I am thinking that if you combine all three, the Canadian may be higher than the US number. Eh?

How U.S. gun deaths compare to other countries - CBS News

[red-beard]

Neighbor claims self-defense in fatal shooting over barking dogs | khou.com

He is claiming self defense, that the woman attacked him first.

[unclebilly]

Originally Posted by Concestor0

"You’re more likely to be shot to death in the United States than you are to die in a car accident in Canada."



You guys have lots of guns lying around, that's what you want.

Why do people in Onterrible hate guns so much?

[masraum]

Canada has a gun problem - The Globe and Mail

If Canada were included as part of the 31 countries that make up the wider European region, it would rank fourth in terms of gun-homicide rates. In terms of sheer numbers, only France, Germany and Italy have more gun deaths a year. Suddenly it seems as if Canada isn’t the haven of peace and gun harmony that people might think. And this is just homicides we’re talking about.

There is another darker, hidden toll that blights Canada – gun suicides. As the Department of Justice notes: “In Canada, about 80 per cent of firearm-related deaths are suicides.” According to gunpolicy.org, in the 35 countries in the Americas only the United States, Uruguay and Argentina have more recorded gun suicides per capita than Canada.

This is Canada’s real gun problem. Between 2003 and 2012, at least 5,616 people were reported to have shot and killed themselves. It’s a shocking firearm suicide rate, more than 12 times that of England and Wales (at about 80 firearm suicides a year).