After reading a Times Online article, I'm wondering. This really seems like a shame. What is it with the Scots and drinking, anyway? I guess soccer has to go, too. Like that'll happen.
A UNITED Nations report has labelled Scotland the most violent country in the developed world, with people three times more likely to be assaulted than in America. England and Wales recorded the second highest number of violent assaults while Northern Ireland recorded the fewest.
Violent crime has doubled in Scotland over the past 20 years and levels, per head of population, are now comparable with cities such as Rio de Janeiro, Johannesburg and Tbilisi. The attacks have been fuelled by a “booze and blades” culture in the west of Scotland which has claimed more than 160 lives over the past five years.
Since January there have been 13 murders, 145 attempted murders and 1,100 serious assaults involving knives in the west of Scotland. The problem is made worse by sectarian violence, with hospitals reporting higher admissions following Old Firm matches.
Naah-Colin Fergerson is cool. He recently said on his show ,interviewing a sports announcer, that sports announcing is the only reporting you can believe as true cause it's happening right in front of you -unlike the news.
Posted by: splashtc | Monday, September 19, 2005 at 09:21 PM
Och! I certainly hope ye dinnae hold that agin us Dan! :-)
Posted by: galloway | Monday, September 19, 2005 at 09:33 PM
What does one look like ? Do the guys wear those little plaid skirts and stuff ? LOL. Thats up to you. LOL
Posted by: ! | Monday, September 19, 2005 at 09:53 PM
No guns among the citizens=high crime rate.
Arm the citizenry, tell them to carry, and the good guys will win sooner than later. Any other way is putting a bandaid on a severed artery.
Still, I guess it would be weird to shoot some guy wearing a skirt! :)
Posted by: TheAlamo | Monday, September 19, 2005 at 10:45 PM
Men in skirts. They're generally likeable.
Posted by: GrannyToad | Tuesday, September 20, 2005 at 12:14 AM
a LOT of it is due to football holliganism.
Not to discount it, but it's fights, with knives, between different teams supporters.
Not really associated with if guns are allowed or not. They'd probably do a lot more harm to each other with guns to shoot each other.
Posted by: CosmicMojo | Wednesday, September 21, 2005 at 12:42 PM