People Finally Learning

[flowerjohn]

I don't think it's gonna get any better here though.

[wannafish]

i agree with Joe dont believe me just watch CP24 or CTV either a stabing or shooting death every day

[Bandwagon]

i agree with Joe dont believe me just watch CP24 or CTV either a stabing or shooting death every day

The murder rate in Canada declined by 36% between 1991 and 2004, the U.S. murder rate declined by 44% in that same time.
The homicide rate in Canada peaked in 1975 and has been trending downwards since?

[wannafish]

The murder rate in Canada declined by 36% between 1991 and 2004, the U.S. murder rate declined by 44% in that same time.
The homicide rate in Canada peaked in 1975 and has been trending downwards since?

looks like that trend is changing
http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/statistics/ytd_stats.php

[Bandwagon]

looks like that trend is changing
http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/statistics/ytd_stats.php

Your only taking a snap shot of Toronto, homicide rates are flat for the most part in T.O and do not take in consideration of the growing population.

You see more instances on the news but 20 - 30 years ago we did not have 5 million people in the GTA.

Ontario is one of the safest provinces compared to MB and SK.

[HaroldH]

- I'm sure in time this will be the case in other cities - just takes time and enough crime to wise people up

wise up?? really?? You guys have gone stark raving mad!!

[JBen]

Things are likely to get worse here. But

We don't have the proliferation of guns the U.S. does.

We don't have the racial issues/tensions and won't.
We don't have the same socio economic issues and won't.

We don't have the same literacy, access to education issues and won't.

While we definitely have problems, the disadvantaged, and disenfranchised have access to more, that those in the U.S. don't.
Will things get "worse"? Imo yes, but it won't be to the same degree imo

[JoePa]

It's just that we are used to guns - we get cowboy guns when we're kids - bb guns then hunting guns - I get when you think about it our country was formed with guns - so a gun is a gun - that's all - look at this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yA2MavZeLw

[JBen]

I need to remember to include winks more often. Last two were tongue in cheek Joe.

Sort of teasing that guys down there are figuring how to use guns with them, and if you do grab a 12g some day. Might want to hope the "pilot" doesn't have a kicker drone with a kick.