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Thread ID: 80043 2007-06-09 11:20:00 Safest Countries Twelvevolts (5457) PC World Chat
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557657 2007-06-09 11:20:00 According to a Global Peace Index, that gathered information on 121 countries, the safest countires in order are:

1. Norway
2. New Zealand
3. Denmark
4. Ireland
5. Japan
6. Finland
7. Sweden
8. Canada
9. Portugal
10. Austria

Given we made number two, it never ceases to amaze me that the Sensible Sentencing Trust continues to call for tougher sentences, compulsory military training for toddlers and whatever other punishments enter their heads. Looks like the Justice system must be working just fine - admittedly we should take a quick look at what Norway is doing.

No prizes for guessing most dangerous.
Twelvevolts (5457)
557658 2007-06-09 11:37:00 ... it never ceases to amaze me that the Sensible Sentencing Trust continues to call for tougher sentences, compulsory military training for toddlers ...That idea has its merits, within 6 months they will be folding and cleaning their own nappies :p :thumbs: Myth (110)
557659 2007-06-09 12:22:00 Perhaps its the influence of The Sensible Sentencing Trust that is responsible for this trend, surely if we go in the other direction of hugging the poor crims and while crying apologize for creating a society that caused them to rob and kill us then the crime rate would rise. Metla (12)
557660 2007-06-09 12:30:00 According to a Global Peace Index, that gathered information on 121 countries, the safest countires in order are:...

The GPI is not a domestic crime rating at all. It seems to be attempt to quantify "peace", whatever that means to those that put it together.

Look down the list (en.wikipedia.org) at the countries that rank higher than the US. The US has its flaws, but China, Egypt, Cuba, Tanzania etc rank higher. That ain't right.
vinref (6194)
557661 2007-06-09 19:20:00 And don't forget, 'safest', grammatically-speaking, is a relative term. Your own individual safety is relative to the situation - you can almost always be safer.

To make the determination that NZ came second on the list, what were the criteria considered?
johcar (6283)
557662 2007-06-09 21:25:00 I wonder if NZ was pushed down by my crash. :D ;) pcuser42 (130)
557663 2007-06-09 22:25:00 I wonder if NZ was pushed down by my crash. :D ;)
Computer or car:D?
Computer crash is a hideous experience:horrified
jcr1 (893)
557664 2007-06-09 22:31:00 The GPI is not a domestic crime rating at all. It seems to be attempt to quantify "peace", whatever that means to those that put it together.

Look down the list (en.wikipedia.org) at the countries that rank higher than the US. The US has its flaws, but China, Egypt, Cuba, Tanzania etc rank higher. That ain't right.


Egypt should be but definitely not china...
rob_on_guitar (4196)
557665 2007-06-10 01:31:00 Computer or car:D?
Computer crash is a hideous experience:horrified
Neither. (pressf1.pcworld.co.nz)
pcuser42 (130)
557666 2007-06-10 01:56:00 its a little flawed. a low poulation country that has an almost non existing military will always rate high. plus countries like NZ that have very little dangerous wild life will rate highly.

it has very little bearing on actual crime in the country.
tweak'e (69)
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