Are we at "War" in SA?

[FatBoySlim]

The developments came as Libya entered its fourth week of bloody clashes Tuesday in what has become a civil war.
Death toll estimates have ranged from more than 1,000 to as many as 2,000.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/08/libya.civil.war/index.html?hpt=T1

In SA, we average around 18000 murders per year, thats 1500 every 4 weeks!!!!!!

 

[genetic]

RPG's, rebels, tanks and air raids - yes we are at war.

 

[Rands]

sobering stats. hope somone in guvmnt takes notice......errr...bwahhhhhh......

 

[murraybiscuit]

nah. you should see what we can achieve when we have the right weapons.

 

[genetic]

Most murders are domestic.

Read what "war" is. Yes, we have an unprofound violent crime / murder rate, but we are not at war.

In all wars, the group(s) experiencing the need to dominate other group(s) are unable and unwilling to accept or permit the possibility of a relationship of fundamental equality to exist between the groups who have opted for group violence (war). The aspect of domination that is a precipitating factor in all wars, i.e. one group wishing to dominate another, is also often a precipitating factor in individual one-on-one violence outside of the context of war, i.e. one individual wishing to dominate another.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War

 

[genetic]

nah. you should see what we can achieve when we have the right weapons.

To the contrary, we do manufacture major weapons.

 

[d0b33]

RPG's, rebels, tanks and air raids - yes we are at war.

yeah, I have to break the curfew and run to the shops in a bit.

 

[marine1]

sobering stats. hope somone in guvmnt takes notice......errr...bwahhhhhh......

Bwahahahah yeah right maybe if any of them actually came to work for a full day?

 

[genetic]

yeah, I have to break the curfew and run to the shops in a bit.

Curfew is 9pm!!!

 

[rorz0r]

In all wars, the group(s) experiencing the need to dominate other group(s) are unable and unwilling to accept or permit the possibility of a relationship of fundamental equality to exist between the groups who have opted for group violence (war). The aspect of domination that is a precipitating factor in all wars, i.e. one group wishing to dominate another, is also often a precipitating factor in individual one-on-one violence outside of the context of war, i.e. one individual wishing to dominate another.

I don't know about every else but that kinda sounds like SA to me...

 

[genetic]

I don't know about every else but that kinda sounds like SA to me...

Or any other country perhaps?

 

[d0b33]

Curfew is 9pm!!!

Well If I get shot so be it, f%k this war.

 

[w1z4rd]

The developments came as Libya entered its fourth week of bloody clashes Tuesday in what has become a civil war.
Death toll estimates have ranged from more than 1,000 to as many as 2,000.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/08/libya.civil.war/index.html?hpt=T1

In SA, we average around 18000 murders per year, thats 1500 every 4 weeks!!!!!!

You get pretty hysterical easy dont ya?

 

[genetic]

You get pretty hysterical easy dont ya?

A hypercondriac perhaps?

 

[w1z4rd]

A hypercondriac perhaps?

Perhaps. He reminds me of Malema. They have the same tone.

 

[FatBoySlim]

You get pretty hysterical easy dont ya?

huh, what u on abt

 

[killadoob]

Well in a sense if you think about, it 50 murders a day is plenty. So more have died here since the early 90's than the US lost fighting in vietnam.

More people die in a day here than died fighting an actual war . It's kinda like those airborne diseases we hear are going kill off half the worlds population while aids does it. Sure aids is slow it still does more damage than bird, pig, horse etc flu.

? KIA: 58217, we cover that in 2 odd years. No this is nothing like an actual war but in terms of numbers perhaps.

 

[FatBoySlim]

More people die in a day here than died fighting an actual war. ................ No this is nothing like an actual war.

yes, its frikken worse

 

[Alan]

yeah, I have to break the curfew and run to the shops in a bit.

Yeah it's mainly just in the townships and rural areas. Not a problem, it's all cool as long as it stays there....


Of course you can add other crimes like rape which is not rampant in Libya as far as I know

 

[alloytoo]

To put things in perspective the Christchurch Earthquake death toll is currently at 166 or about 4 days worth of murders in SA.