tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13722343.post114177381625649839..comments2023-10-29T14:44:07.458+00:00Comments on The Dossing Times: Crime and murder in IrelandSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13851386083389876851noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13722343.post-68373547113051520122008-01-08T08:45:00.000+00:002008-01-08T08:45:00.000+00:00Interesting have you any sources on that. Or where...Interesting have you any sources on that. Or where I can read more about it.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13851386083389876851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13722343.post-82347382862703858942008-01-04T17:14:00.000+00:002008-01-04T17:14:00.000+00:00The murdere ratee in SwedenIn 2003, there were 189...The murdere ratee in Sweden<BR/>In 2003, there were 189 homicides reported in Sweden. In 2001, there were 169 reported, which gives a rate of approximately 2 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants. This, however, is due to serious shortcomings in the way that the Swedish police report crimes. <BR/><BR/>For example, in the year 2002, 223 homicides were reported, but the actual number of homicides was only between 91-99. <BR/><BR/>This was due to murders being committed abroad but filed in Sweden, double reports, people being reported as murdered if the police had but a suspicion of foul play (their deaths remaining filed as homicides, even if the person later turned out to have died of natural causes). Taking this into consideration, this gives Sweden little more than 1 homicide per 100,000 inhabitants. This figure is in line with most European countries, which also have a level of between 1-2.<BR/><BR/>If we used the same method to count murderes in this country we'd be way past the Swedish figures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13722343.post-86297558200934299802007-11-06T00:05:00.000+00:002007-11-06T00:05:00.000+00:00i am a irish american , i have been there last su...i am a irish american , i have been there last summer and the crime and drug rate is very bad .. for the economy and the people both the kids and adults .... cant they do anything to help us ? rember when ireland was so nice ??? I DO !!!~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13722343.post-78875758323817902712007-07-15T11:33:00.000+01:002007-07-15T11:33:00.000+01:00Most crime is hidden. Crime statistics are based o...Most crime is hidden. Crime statistics are based on reported crime. From seanaway it appears that reporting a crime to the Gardai is STILL a waste of time. 20 years ago I was attacked in the street by a well-known vicious thug. Gardai actually upbraided me for not dealing violently with the perpetrator! That said Ireland is by no means a lawless and violent society. More people are aware of their human and civil rights. Let's not forget that over 100,000 children were incarcerated illegally in church-managed Institutions between 1922 and 1982. What happened to many many of these children at the hands of the church is well-known but while these abuses was happening most people remained silent out of fear of the church. If these criminal abuses were added to the crime statistics for those years it would show Ireland as a very violent and sick society (which it was). I'm sure fear is a factor in the reporting of crime.The Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06447618539832675360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13722343.post-54892697455273689942007-06-14T17:07:00.000+01:002007-06-14T17:07:00.000+01:00That still means that limerick has a greater porro...That still means that limerick has a greater porrotion then Dublin. ALso the red is a link to the sourceSimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13851386083389876851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13722343.post-37417937896096721882007-06-14T16:31:00.000+01:002007-06-14T16:31:00.000+01:00Nice skewing of statistics there.....1. The Limeri...Nice skewing of statistics there.....<BR/><BR/>1. The Limerick Garda Area covers much more than Limerick City; it includes a lot of the Mid-West. So the "third of all gun crime" cannot be directly allocated to Limerick's 2% of the population, as implied in your sentence; if you include the county, Limerick has 4.3% of the population, and if you include the remaining areas covered by the Garda division there, you'd get a proper figure of about 7% of the population.<BR/><BR/>2. You've explicity highlighted Limerick (a) by mentioning it and (b) by putting the sentence in red. Why ? Where is the equivalent figure for Dublin, which has had 12 murders to date this year and had 34 last year, the same year that 66 take place nationwide, giving a FATAL gun crime figure for Dublin of 51.5% - and that's not including all of the non-fatal ones - if you include those!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13722343.post-44281497986645898612007-05-22T02:51:00.000+01:002007-05-22T02:51:00.000+01:00I live in America and I have lost 3 people to Murd...I live in America and I have lost 3 people to Murder. One of them was a dear friend who was raped and bludgend to death by a complete stranger and through all of this I still stand firm when I say that, I do not believe that the state killing the Murderer of Kate would Change a thing. Kate is dead, the way she died is unjust and awful. The man who killed her should be punished, but not by death for it will not bring kate back even her parents said this at the trial and asked that he have life in prison. I would much prefer him to stay in Jail and loose his freedoms. Life is something not to be delt lightly with. Those who commit the crime of taking another's life should be stripped of their everyday freedoms and live a life of imprisonment, not a quick death, but a life of reflection that they have lost the life they once knew and enjoyed because they made a choice, and now they have to live with that choice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13722343.post-1158735692867294962006-09-20T08:01:00.000+01:002006-09-20T08:01:00.000+01:00America unlike Ireland is multi cultural, which Ir...America unlike Ireland is multi cultural, which Ireland is fast becoming. Gone are the days of white Irish catholics and protestant, as more foreign cultures and races arrive on our shores get ready for a real blood bath as new gang lords appear (or not) in our courts, its time to close the doors and try and keep Ireland intact, I know its all political correctness these days but you only have to look at the once Great Britain its *******, you wouldnt ask you dog to live there nowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13722343.post-1141944957042380442006-03-09T22:55:00.000+00:002006-03-09T22:55:00.000+00:00I will write a full post on gun control soon. I do...I will write a full post on gun control soon. I don't think protects people.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13851386083389876851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13722343.post-1141939272635399482006-03-09T21:21:00.000+00:002006-03-09T21:21:00.000+00:00I have recently undergone a conversion (not to be ...I have recently undergone a conversion (not to be mistaken for a sex change). I used to be for the death penalty, but after much reflection, I have changed my mind. The crux for me is the contradiction - how can you outlaw murder by government sponsored murder?<BR/><BR/>My opinion has not changed on the right to gun ownership. Although our constitution protects the right to own a gun, the U.S. is not the "wild west" that it is made out to be. Many local governments have restrictive bans on firearms. Coincidentally, these are often the cities with the highest murder rates. Rural areas have the highest level of gun ownership, the lest restrictive gun laws, and the lowest murder rate.<BR/><BR/>While I oppose the death penalty, I would not hesitate to use deadly force to protect myself or my family. I consider the right to self defense a right inherent to any human being.Godwhackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337984432156799228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13722343.post-1141918747197017322006-03-09T15:39:00.000+00:002006-03-09T15:39:00.000+00:00I AM AN IRISH AMERICAN; I HAVE SEEN CRIME ...I AM AN IRISH AMERICAN; I HAVE SEEN CRIME IN THIS COUNTRY IMPRISON THOSE WHO DO NOT COMIT CRIMES , THEY STAY IN THERE HOMES, AFRAID TO COME OUT. IS THUS WHAT YOU WANT FOR IRELAND. I AM CATHOLIC ALLSO AND DO NOT BELEAVE IN THE DEATH PENALTY, HOWEVER YOU EITHER START BUILDING THOUSANDS OF PRISONS, OR ADOPT A DEATH PENALTY P.S. MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT ; DO NOT DELUDE YOUR SOVERENTY, AS WE DID . YOU THINK TOU GOT PROBLEMS NOW .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com