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Fudzy
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I would sell my house, and everything I own and become a begger the day a SA newspaper looks like this
LINK
Now how do they sell these papers ? Nothing interresting.
No Murder, Death, Robberies
ERRR...
Manchester girl shot dead is named by police
A twelve-year-old girl died yesterday after being shot in the head with a high-velocity weapon in the living room of her home.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/mai...AVCBQUIV0?xml=/news/2007/05/02/nkamilah02.xml
By her brother...
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Fudzy
Guest
Murder/attempted murder is the same whether it's committed by a family member or a stranger isn't it?
chiskop
Executive Member
Oh, that's alright then.
Moederloos
Honorary Master
Not to detract from the tragedy of someone killing their sister, but
If a society has, say, 80% of murders done by family members, and murders at around 10 a week, say, then
1) Police have caught at least 80% of the criminals - else how do they know it was a family member
2) that leaves 2 a week that are not family related, or 100 per year.
It is a lot more "understandable" (although: do not get me wrong - it is still sick) to kill a family member - tempers and disputes build over a long time (think unhappy married couple bickering for 30 years).
In SA, we have thousands of crimes committed against strangers for no reason - and most are unsolved (or I am sure, not even reported in many cases).
So, yes, murder is vile regardless of the reason, but it is way worse down here on the tip of Africa.
If a society has, say, 80% of murders done by family members, and murders at around 10 a week, say, then
1) Police have caught at least 80% of the criminals - else how do they know it was a family member
2) that leaves 2 a week that are not family related, or 100 per year.
It is a lot more "understandable" (although: do not get me wrong - it is still sick) to kill a family member - tempers and disputes build over a long time (think unhappy married couple bickering for 30 years).
In SA, we have thousands of crimes committed against strangers for no reason - and most are unsolved (or I am sure, not even reported in many cases).
So, yes, murder is vile regardless of the reason, but it is way worse down here on the tip of Africa.
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Fudzy
Guest
Majority of murders here are also kept in the family.