Canada: Man decapitated on bus

I remember the good ol' days of Al Capone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Prohibition-era_gangsters), Billy the Kid (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_Old_West_outlaws), Richard Kuklinski (Iceman) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mafia_hitmen), Ted Bundy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:American_serial_killers), etc, etc...

Edit: Click on the links for more good ol' days guys and gals.

I remember the good ol' days of Al Capone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Prohibition-era_gangsters), Billy the Kid (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_Old_West_outlaws), Richard Kuklinski (Iceman) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mafia_hitmen), Ted Bundy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:American_serial_killers), etc, etc....
Son of Sam, the Zodiac Killer...

Jeffrey Daumer (sp?)... that dude was a FREAK!

Hannibal Lecter, Michael Myers ...

Hannibal Lecter, Michael Myers ...

Um, fiction really isn't that scary...

Well thats all in good but I read about more crimes everytime I turn on the TV, Radio, Internet, Newspaper, etc...

Hello...

Media much? That stuff sells newspapers and airtime, that's why you see it all the time.

Internet and technology have increased the ways in which the media can reach the viewer. Leading to more advertising dollars. So you'll see a lot more horror stories shoved in your face, since that's what Americans get fixated on.

Charles Manson

In 1960 we had a population of 179,323,175, a crime total of 288,460.
This gave us a 'Violent Crime' rate of 160.9.
Murder was 5.1
Rape 9.6
Robbery 60.1
Ag. Assault 86.1

In 2006 we had a population of 299,398,484 and the crime total was 1,417,745.
This gave us a 'Violent Crime' rate of 473.5.
Murder was 5.7, so 'Yay!'
Rape 30.9
Robbery 149.4
Ag. Assault 287.5

That's a nice chart though, OnlyDarKSets, shame it doesn't tell the whole truth.

This does, however:

Bureau of Justice Statistics Crime & Justice Data Online (http://bjsdata.ojp.usdoj.gov/dataonline/Search/Crime/State/statebystaterun.cfm?stateid=52)

:oink:

In 1960 we had a population of 179,323,175, a crime total of 288,460.
This gave us a 'Violent Crime' rate of 160.9.
Murder was 5.1
Rape 9.6
Robbery 60.1
Ag. Assault 86.1

In 2006 we had a population of 299,398,484 and the crime total was 1,417,745.
This gave us a 'Violent Crime' rate of 473.5.
Murder was 5.7, so 'Yay!'
Rape 30.9
Robbery 149.4
Ag. Assault 287.5

That's a nice chart though, OnlyDarKSets, shame it doesn't tell the whole truth.

This does, however:

Bureau of Justice Statistics Crime & Justice Data Online (http://bjsdata.ojp.usdoj.gov/dataonline/Search/Crime/State/statebystaterun.cfm?stateid=52)

:oink:
Yet you conveniently ignore the decline in all categories since 1992. The kids that enjoyed your "spare the rod" mentality in the 1950s were the adults committing crimes in the peak 1980-1990 years. The "hippie love children" of the 70s and 80s are the ones committing less crime now.

Of course, we don't need statistics to know that beating a child is an ineffective way to raise a kid.

wjz.com - Greyhound Nixes Ads Touting Peaceful Upside Of Bus Travel After Passenger Was Decapitated (http://wjz.com/national/greyhound.beheading.ads.2.789500.html)

The marketing department could not have timed this better!