On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 17:40:23 GMT, Gunner
wrote:

On 30 Jan 2005 08:27:47 -0800, "bb" wrote:


Guido wrote:
In a shock for US gunnuts that have pointed to UK crime
figures since the handgun ban in 1997, the latest UK crime
statistics show:

"Serious injuries from gun crime fell 5% and
the use of handguns was down 15%."

"Murder down by 18%"

"Burglary down 23%"

The downside being that violent offences of "pushing and
shoving" increased.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4204843.stm

Cool. But do you trust the Biased Broadcasting Corporation to tell you
the truth?

He shouldnt..but will if it backs his premise..which unfortunately is
in error...

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...423380,00.html

The Sunday Times - Britain

January 02, 2005

UK police among worst in the world, says report
David Cracknell, Political Editor
BRITAIN has one of the world’s most ineffective police forces and
highest crime rates, according to an authoritative report to be
published this week.

It says the police spend too much time behind desks instead of
tackling and preventing crime. The result, it says, is that crime is
“a very low-risk activity for the criminal”.

America, France and Germany have suffered similar sharp rises in crime
to Britain since the 1960s but have tackled them more effectively, the
report says.

LOL ..... Gummer's funny !!!

Then the rates of "crime" in such places *fell*, not had "similar
sharp rises" due to "tackled them more effectively", right?

Reading comprehension .... what a wonderful thing to have G.

OTOH Probably Gummer should look at how reported "crimes"
have changed (what's reported & how & where) & compare the
changes based on that.

Blog reading 101 .....
--
Cliff