England has worst crime rate in world

Telegraph, U.K. ^ | 01/12/2002 | David Bamber

[marktwain]

I thought you might find this reference interesting.

[cbkaty]

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I never thought I'd see the day when most of a FR thread was ANTI-GUN

[strongbow]

I am planning a trip to the U.K. this fall. As soon as I land in London I plan to head North as quickly as possible to escape what you have described. I've always believed that the real England is in the villages and smaller towns. Hope the rot of group think has not reached Norfolk but I fear I may return with the same impression. I lived there from 92-95 and have only been back once about seven years ago. I'm hoping that at least my old pub has not changed and the beer is still good.

[primeval patriot]

I've lost the FR link but this article was posted here in 1997

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Sept. 30 — In the biggest surrender of private property in Britain since the late Middle Ages, Britons today handed over thousands of handguns in the hours before a new firearms bill took effect at midnight.

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[TC Rider]

I am planning a trip to the U.K. this fall. As soon as I land in London I plan to head North as quickly as possible to escape what you have described. I've always believed that the real England is in the villages and smaller towns. Hope the rot of group think has not reached Norfolk but I fear I may return with the same impression. I lived there from 92-95 and have only been back once about seven years ago. I'm hoping that at least my old pub has not changed and the beer is still good.

Sounds like a plan. We had a wonderful time once we left London. We headed to Bath and then spent a week in the Cottswold (sp?). No shortage of beer, not to mention cheese!

[chasio649]

I chat with many in the UK on a travel site...they have all informed me that to fly the union jack flag outside their homes is considered very racist....go figure....this floors me...now i know why they think americans are so brainwashed, i can't relate to them at all.....but i will stress, not all of them think this way....most vent their true feelings in the pub when they let their hair down, so they say.....what we call liberals, they call do-gooders. The political correctness over there must be quite oppressive.

i think that is why the pub is so integral to their way of life...it gives them a place to blow off a little steam and cope with all this.

One more thing...they say the latest thing the hooligans do is light cars on fire....i mean can you imagine worrying about your car burning in your driveway when you go to sleep at night?

[chasio649]

ping me also...thanks

[chasio649]

why would you call a gay guy a cigarette? ;)

[SauronOfMordor]

Times sure have changed. When I studied in England 1972-4, it seemed extremely safe compared to the States.

I think a lot of the higher crime rate is attributable to immigrants. England has had a lot of trouble with Jamaican Drug gangs ( the "Yardies" ). Let's not forget the massive Muslim immigration as well.

[strongbow]

" We headed to Bath and then spent a week in the Cottswold (sp?)"

My first visit to the U.K. was spent in the Cotswold (RAF Fairford) thanks to Desert Storm. The locals were very supportive of us even though we invaded the local pub nightly (The Bull). We plan to go back there for a few days if we make it over in the fall. I like the weather in the fall and tourisits have pretty much cleared out by then.