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Originally Posted by RonB
apples should be compared to apples:
"Crime is also high [in Iraq], and is worst in Baghdad, where the murder rate is about twice that of Washington, DC (where it is currently 43 per 100,000 population per year)."
"Detroit came in second [behind Washington DC]...with 42.04 per capita."
not trying to start anything here (Steve, you know I'm your buddy!) but it's gross exaggerations and generalizations like these that make me think twice about what someone is saying, and what else is being exaggerated (even if what one is saying makes me feel good).
Ron B (a fool, but niether liberal nor conservative)
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We should all be thankful Detroit and Washington do not have an ongoing war on their doorstep. The murder rate would be astronomical.