RKV
2010-07-19 08:58:10
Double standard? Nope. You’ve written about a complex issue in over-simplified terms. Nor do I disagree with your apparent policy conclusion – though our grounds may differ. What I do suggest is what the facts do support – our rate of murder and other violent crimes IS higher than other similar countries (assuming western Europe to be similar, which is a rebutable presumption). Make the rebutal or don’t, just don’t mis-state my position. I have tried to raise causitive issues (drug prohibition for one) that actually line up with the data. Perhaps readers can suggest others.
