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Originally posted by mopusvindictus
You'd be 100% correct
But how much different is it here in our country?
why single the poor brits out?
Originally posted by Sonya610
For all the glories of your gunfree society you do seem to have a LOT more trouble with violent/criminal youths in the U.K.
The U.S. has violence, tis true. But our problems are typically limited to certain inner city environments and ethnic groups.
We do not have roving bands of teenagers causing havoc in most areas, and gangs of troublemaking white boys harrassing people are so rare as to be non-consequential. So rare as I can't even fathom such a thing happening and would certainly never worry about it (and I read lots of news reports and am quite aware of violent crime).
Originally posted by dsm1664
I've come across you Sonya610 on a couple of different threads, and each time your comments on the subjects are gernerally negative and assuming.
We do not have "roving bands of teenagers causing havoc in most areas" we have some in some areas.
Do you own a passport?
How many countries have you been?
Originally posted by dsm1664
Originally posted by Sonya610
For all the glories of your gunfree society you do seem to have a LOT more trouble with violent/criminal youths in the U.K.
The U.S. has violence, tis true. But our problems are typically limited to certain inner city environments and ethnic groups.
We do not have roving bands of teenagers causing havoc in most areas, and gangs of troublemaking white boys harrassing people are so rare as to be non-consequential. So rare as I can't even fathom such a thing happening and would certainly never worry about it (and I read lots of news reports and am quite aware of violent crime).
Not really, no. We have pockets of it.
I've come across you Sonya610 on a couple of different threads, and each time your comments on the subjects are gernerally negative and assuming.
We do not have "roving bands of teenagers causing havoc in most areas" we have some in some areas. Like in the US you have idiots that kill people for wearing the wrong colours, but do I assume eveywhere in America is like that, no. Not just because I've been there, but because I understand what you see on TV or read in the newspapers is a small reflection of the full image, that has been manipulated by the media to boost rating or sell papers.
Do you own a passport?
How many countries have you been?
[edit on 16-6-2009 by dsm1664]
Originally posted by Sonya610
We do not have roving bands of teenagers causing havoc in most areas, and gangs of troublemaking white boys harrassing people are so rare as to be non-consequential. So rare as I can't even fathom such a thing happening and would certainly never worry about it (and I read lots of news reports and am quite aware of violent crime).
Originally posted by Sonya610
For all the glories of your gunfree society you do seem to have a LOT more trouble with violent/criminal youths in the U.K.
The U.S. has violence, tis true. But our problems are typically limited to certain inner city environments and ethnic groups.
We do not have roving bands of teenagers causing havoc in most areas, and gangs of troublemaking white boys harrassing people are so rare as to be non-consequential. So rare as I can't even fathom such a thing happening and would certainly never worry about it (and I read lots of news reports and am quite aware of violent crime).
Originally posted by Sonya610
As stated I see a LOT of talk about chavs here on ATS. Now yall are saying I am reading tabloids? Nope, no tabloids, just reading the discussions and articles posted here.
[edit on 16-6-2009 by Sonya610]
Originally posted by CRB86... without a full cultural/contextual understanding of the word and its connotations, as is evidenced by your understanding of chavs as roving gangs of white lads.