On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 07:51:58 +1100, Capetanios Oz wrote:



Blows that crime rate story apart eh.
So my car might get broken into and the change stolen out of the
ashtray...Sure it's a crime but if I lived in the US I'd be 3 times
more likely to be murdered


Then stay home! We don't need tourists screwing up our crime
statistics It could be differences in reporting. I know here in
Texas we don't even bother to report it if someone shoots at us and
misses. After all, poor marksmanship, while embarrassing, is not a
crime. Most gunshot victims found this time of year are chalked up as
hunting accidents, so there you have it...nothing to fear. Even
dismemberments are often the result of accidents or misunderstandings.

In fact, Texas is so safe that the only thing we could send our former
Attorney General to prison for last week was for some sort of
paperwork carelessness relating to campaign contributions. No
firearms were involved.