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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier
Violent crime in general stats in the US are 300%+ higher than the UK. Murder rates in the US are 1600% of the UK's. Yes, that's two zeros, as in sixteen times higher.
I'm just saying Maru. Maybe look at some of the actual stats rather than listening to Trump propaganda and TiBB hysteria. The UK is a much safer country than the United States by literally every single measure there is  . |
My gratefulness is in reference to not having to worry about foreign terrorism. The increased distance from the unrest in the Middle East is a benefit for the US. The UK is not as far from that region and it's easier for those groups to move into those areas and create a foothold geographically speaking with lax border laws. The support systems are already there and it's easier for them to make their way in.
It's a major convenience that we (the US) are sandwiched between two oceans with two very good neighbors and I think that screening helps, but without being able to just walk in (physically), it's makes creating policies/defenses against foreign terrorism domestically a bit more practical. With all the internal issues that the US is facing at the moment, it's at least one thing that at least at the moment seems to be fairly under control... and my point is that geographical distance probably helps.