Scotland tops list of world's most violent countries

The Times ^ | 9/19/05 | Katrina Tweedie

[FeliciaCat]

Glasgow Kiss?

[A. Patriot]

So, South Africa, The Sudan, Zimbabwe, Haiti, etc. are less dangerous than Scotland? I don't think so.

[syriacus]

My sister-in-law attended a professional conference in New Orleans a few years back. She, and others in her group, were accompanied by security people any time they went out.

[Verginius Rufus]

It was the currency reform. In the old days Scots would spend their time looking for lost farthings in the heather...now they drink and get violent.

Actually, Scotland had violence in the past...lots of killings in the Lowlands about 400 years ago, but that was before they were using English money.

Queen Elizabeth is descended from Robert I, who got his start by murdering his rival John Comyn in Dumfries on Feb. 10, 1306.

[from occupied ga]

Detective Chief Superintendent John Carnochan, head of the Strathclyde Police’s violence reduction unit, said the problem was chronic and restricting access to drink and limiting the sale of knives would at least reduce the problem.

Oh that will work so well, kind of like the gun ban in Wash DC made it the least violent city in the USA (or is that the second most violent)

John Carnochan = total idiot (with JBT mindset)

[eleni121]

These statistics are so skewed it's ridiculous.

The most violent countries in the world do not even keep statistics...and there's no way of knowing who did what. Think Liberia, Korea, Cuba, Sudan, any of the other Moslem countries...

[eleni121]

The UN report on crime is nothing more than putting together work for overpaid under achievers working at the UN.

In other words...it means nothing.

http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=1959952005

[Valin]

I don't believe the report addresses state sponsored violence against its own people, but private enterprise (for lack of a better term) violence.

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

So, South Africa, The Sudan, Zimbabwe, Haiti, etc. are less dangerous than Scotland? I don't think so.

First line of the article...

A UNITED Nations report has labelled Scotland the most violent country in the developed world

[eleni121]

So let me add that in addition to getting statistics wrong the report does not accurately report violence. It should have labeled it as non state - sponsored violence statistics or some such label.

That said, in many countries what we would consider to be violence in society is perfectly acceptable behavior. Think Moslem countries.

[AbeKrieger]

Exhibit A.

[Jaysun]

My sister-in-law attended a professional conference in New Orleans a few years back. She, and others in her group, were accompanied by security people any time they went out.

A wise move to be sure. I was always thrilled to make it out of there without being robbed and/or killed - even in the wealthier areas and tourist hot spots. 17 of our workers stayed there for a total of 5 months. During that time one of them was stabbed, three of them assaulted, and one of the company trucks was stolen (though I must add that I still suspect that one of my guys was involved in that).

[massgopguy]

What took so long?

[Desron13]

"Detective Chief Superintendent John Carnochan, head of the Strathclyde Police’s violence reduction unit, said the problem was chronic and restricting access to drink and limiting the sale of knives would at least reduce the problem.

Don't you just love this? Soon they'll be reduced to tearing off chunks of steak with their teeth and spreading their butter with Popsicle sticks. Stunningly, outlawing hand guns didn't make violence disappear. In fact, just the opposite seems to be happening. Next they will outlaw carrying heavy objects and sell only near bear at all the pubs. Truly the liberal mind at work.

[talleyman]

"Ban assault scotch now!"

[Inwoodian]

Does this study include Israel and Iraq or does political crime not matter?

[AbeKrieger]

What took so long?

I scanned, I re-scanned. Could not believe there was no Groundskeeper Willie.

[Ole Okie]

What? Are they suggesting that my good Western Scottish friends are going to have to forego their (multiple) wee deoch an doris?

Never! Does tradition mean nothing?

[ericthecurdog]

Hey... someone else saw that movie...

[M. Espinola]

Are there some Picts of Caledonia still battling Roman holdouts?

(The Romans gave the country of the feared tribes, Caledonia, and the Caledonian people themselves as the Pictii or 'painted ones' - in reference to their blue body paint.)