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Post by Clinton Huxley » Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:03 pm

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog ... pment-data

Lovely colour-coded map. US not trying hard enough, as far as I can see. Needs more guns...
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Post by Bella Fortuna » Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:11 pm

I don't have a gun, but I guess I could make an effort for the team and go out and start clubbing random strangers, if that would be helpful. :ask:
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Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:12 pm

Bella Fortuna wrote:I don't have a gun, but I guess I could make an effort for the team and go out and start clubbing random strangers, if that would be helpful. :ask:
Only if you're reasonably sure that there's a fair chance that they may, perhaps be zombies. :tup:
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Post by Bella Fortuna » Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:15 pm

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Bella Fortuna wrote:I don't have a gun, but I guess I could make an effort for the team and go out and start clubbing random strangers, if that would be helpful. :ask:
Only if you're reasonably sure that there's a fair chance that they may, perhaps be zombies. :tup:
If I start with my coworkers, there's a pretty high certainty...
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Post by Ian » Tue Oct 11, 2011 1:47 am

Darnit, we JUST made the orange color with a rate of 5. :lay:

Us Merkins would have to quadruple that rate to get into the red color. Even Mexico has the same color as the US with a rate of 18.1. Sheesh. :x

I think a focused effort to conquer Texas by the other states would get that number up to a respectable level. :twisted:
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Post by JimC » Tue Oct 11, 2011 4:31 am

I could murder a G & T right now...
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Tue Oct 11, 2011 8:43 am

JimC wrote:I could murder a G & T right now...
I could murder some clowns over at Armchairgeneral.
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Post by Rum » Tue Oct 11, 2011 8:49 am

'Course if you just counted Detroit, Los Angeles and a few other 'notorious' areas you could be right up there with South Africa!
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Post by Azathoth » Tue Oct 11, 2011 8:56 am

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Post by Hermit » Tue Oct 11, 2011 9:59 am

Intervals between the colours are uneven: 5, 15, 30, 30, 10. I hate that.

The map suggests that those who claim that the overall murder rate in the US is equivalent to or lower than the overall European murder rate, are talking out of their arse. In at least one case I am not at all surprised.
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Post by JimC » Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:02 am

Seraph wrote:Intervals between the colours are uneven: 5, 15, 30, 30, 10. I hate that.

The map suggests that those who claim that the overall murder rate in the US is equivalent to or lower than the overall European murder rate, are talking out of their arse. In at least one case I am not at all surprised.
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Post by Hermit » Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:33 am

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Seraph wrote:Intervals between the colours are uneven: 5, 15, 30, 30, 10. I hate that.

The map suggests that those who claim that the overall murder rate in the US is equivalent to or lower than the overall European murder rate, are talking out of their arse. In at least one case I am not at all surprised.
Gasmask! There are actually great amounts of hot air coming out of their arse, with a not surprisingly bad odour!
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Post by Callan » Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:50 am

Wait a minute...where is Midsomer on that map...?
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Tue Oct 11, 2011 11:04 am

St. Loser is the murder capital of the US right now. We should have our own map. :lay:
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Post by klr » Tue Oct 11, 2011 11:16 am

Callan wrote:Wait a minute...where is Midsomer on that map...?
:what:
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Midsomer ... a sleepy English county that somehow boasts a higher murder rate than Johannesburg or Mexico City. It could only get worse if Inspector Morse were stationed there. :what:
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