@Dan Singleton. It largely depends on how you define violent crime – it’s radically different between the US and UK so the two figures, side by side, are largely meaningless. I’d be interested to know where you got your data? Reassure me it’s not from the Daily Mail article based on a statement from the Conservative Party, when it was in opposition, and on the day it was due to give a speech on crime :)
As for the murder of Lee Rigby, what happened to him was disgusting and I have nothing but contempt for the killers, but I can’t help thinking that, for all we know, the same killers in Texas might well have been wielding an automatic rifle and killing a lot more people.
@Dan Singleton. It largely depends on how you define violent crime – it’s radically different between the US and UK so the two figures, side by side, are largely meaningless. I’d be interested to know where you got your data? Reassure me it’s not from the Daily Mail article based on a statement from the Conservative Party, when it was in opposition, and on the day it was due to give a speech on crime :)
As for the murder of Lee Rigby, what happened to him was disgusting and I have nothing but contempt for the killers, but I can’t help thinking that, for all we know, the same killers in Texas might well have been wielding an automatic rifle and killing a lot more people.