To put these statistics in perspective, they correlate to:
South Africa - 1 person in every 837 is
Australia - 1 person in every 1,287 is
Canada - 1 person in every 1,364 is
USA - 1 person in every 3,322 is
New Zealand - 1 person in every 4,695 is
UK - 1 person in every 7,042 is
Murder
South Africa - 1 person in every 2,016 is murdered
USA - 1 person in every 23,809 is murdered
Australia - 1 person in every 66,667 is murdered
Canada -1 person in every 71,429 is murdered
UK - 1 person in every 71,123 is murdered
New Zealand - 1 person in every 90,090 is murdered
I've only picked out here those countries that the majority of Lush readers reside in. And of course, these stats are based only on what has been reported to authorities, so they are not going to be toally accurate.
I quite agree that stats do not a country make, Lois. But they are an indicator. C.
Lois, please don't be upset, or mad. I'm not attacking South Africa (in fact I have several very good South Africian friends - albeit ones that moved to the UK because they feared for their safety in SA) - and if you look further up this thread, you'll see I was actually defending the country's culture. I'm certain the country and the people have much to be commended. And what fantastic wildlife, too. Although, I have to say, that giraffe is fucking huge ... look, that car only comes up to its knees.
Ohhh .... that's horrible ... these guys should have their penis' cut of (forgot the right word for that)
Since Rugby is my thing... Id just like to point out ALL the trophys we currently have... since Lois only pointed out the rugby world cup one...
RUGBY WORLD CUP SEVENS TROPHY
THE SUPER 14 TROPHY
BLUE BULLS
THE FREEDOM CUP TROPHY
ALL BLACKS VS SPRINGBOKS
THE NELSON MANDELA CHALLENGE PLATE
AUSRALIA VS SPRINGBOKS
THE BRITISH AND IRISH LIONS SERIES TROPHY
TRI-NATIONS TROPHY
THE WEB ELLIS CUP AKA WORLD CUP TROPHY
Well, All Blacks is the best team, no matter what.
Runs.....
Congratulations, you won the Blue Balls...
Forget who you thought I was, I'm The Chris J bitch!
[quote=and I hope Dominica is actually The Dominican Republic, or that's 7 countries, at least, that I never knew existed.
NO ..they are different
Dominica, (French: Dominique) officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island nation in the Caribbean Sea
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region
I don't see criminals being in much harm by living in South Africa...