Originally Posted By: Mr. Standfast
New York of course deserves great credit for a great reduction in violent crime in recent decades, which owes much to policing and prosecution policies, and gun control, much like London's.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44807271

It is much the same with the occupational injury and road traffic death rates. Thinking death is a bad thing, other people's even, seems to be a help.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupational_injury#United_States

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate

You have to admire Australia, Canada and New Zealand for the amicable way they made their escape.


New York deserves credit for being much like London...I think you've lost your dam mind.

No one has to agree and no one with any sense would ever admire Australia, Canada or New Zealand for any of their bull chit gun laws.