International There are 9 countries superior to the US in 10 key metrics.

[ArtardFiesta]

Fuck it better of been free.. don't you down unders pay 40percent income tax? Imma Canucklehead and I'm around 36%? (Federal and provincial taxes)

what do you think of talks of it being two tiered all over canada? will the CANadians get 10% shaved of their taxes?

 

[FIMN]

Freedom for people that are FREE and without commiting crimes. Stop side stepping.

You know what's worse than "oh uuummm like there are people in jail and stuff"?? Living in a country that refuses or doesn't have the ability to catch criminals.

But I'm guessing you are just some guy that has never stepped out of his (her) own country so therefore still stuck on the "America is all bad!" wagon.

Very normal

So free

 

[BIKES!]

Damn son, Trudeau is having the military hold guns to their citizen’s heads during polls now? That commie fuck…

 

[BIKES!]

Seeing as the top one on here has 10% the population of the US, shouldn't we be comparing them to individual states? It's like comparing small towns to cities.

Yeah I’m pretty sure Vermont and Hawaii are as happy as those frozen tundra commies…

 

[Fake Doctor]

Yeah I’m pretty sure Vermont and Hawaii are as happy as those frozen tundra commies…

I am one of those frozen tundra commies, and even within our little utopia there is huge variance. Recent polling shows a 13% gap between provinces for happiness - and go figure, the smaller the province, generally the happier it is (with the big exception being Quebec - but it is in a very different position than most provinces)...

"Drawn from the Canadian Social Survey — which collects data every three months from people 15 and older on health, well-being, the impacts of COVID-19, activities, use of time and emergency preparedness — the figures show that 61.7 per cent of people in Newfoundland and Labrador reported a high life satisfaction, above the Canadian average of 51.7 per cent.

This is followed by Prince Edward Island (59.7 per cent), Quebec (58.7), New Brunswick (56.8) Manitoba (56.1), Alberta (52.2) and Saskatchewan (51.2).

Provinces where a smaller proportion of residents reported high life satisfaction include Nova Scotia (49.9), Ontario (48.4) and British Columbia (46.5)."

The happiest provinces in Canada in 2022: StatCan | CTV News

Turns out that a big place like Canada has a wide variety of experiences in it - and even ignoring the massive population difference we are a more centralized country, in how we're run, than the US. Comparing the two flat out just isn't a fair comparison.

Now, just to be clear, I absolutely do not believe America is going to be topping lists for this sort of thing... But if you compared, say, Luxembourg to Canada, I'd point out that it's a bad comparison too, as there are individual Canadian cities with a greater metropolitan area than the whole country of Luxembourg, and a far higher population. The OP makes an unfair comparison for political reasons.

 

[SandisLL]

Statistics might look funny despite reality is a bit different.
Estonia is approx the same like normal areas in Czech Republic and for sure pocket theft risk will be lower than in Prague...
Ofc they aren't ideal and when they let hands and legs go, % of GBH etc like stuff or worse is higher than in the same Poland etc....cos they might beat up ppl effectively....
While knife stuff is lower number of cases per xxxxxx inhabitants than in U.K.
+ it is country with most relaxed in EU law regards to CCW ....pepper sprays etc...
Also relatively normal courts to judge real self defense cases. One from best in EU....

 

[SugarKrok]

Is that Emily Dickinson or Kenny Florian?

Neither.

 

[evansusmc2]

Very normal

So free

America having a shit load of criminals + majority of cops actually doing there jobs = quite a few people caught/locked up.

If it half of the police in Brazil, Mexico etc etc actually gave a shit a did their jobs we’d see many countries toppling America in the number 1 spot.

but feel free to side-step like the other person.

 

[FIMN]

America having a shit load of criminals +

Do you think America has disproportionately more criminals than other countries as opposed to having an overacting legal system?

What about living in the US do you think makes people predisposed to crime?

 

[KnightTemplar]

Nine pages and no one's posted this? For shame, Sherdog. For shame.

 

[My Spot]

Do you think America has disproportionately more criminals than other countries as opposed to having an overacting legal system?

What about living in the US do you think makes people predisposed to crime?

Do you buy into that myth that our prisons are crammed full of mostly nonviolent drug offenders?

 

[codfather]

Do you buy into that myth that our prisons are crammed full of mostly nonviolent drug offenders?

In the US, only around 40% of the incarcerated are locked up for violent crimes and that figure is artificially inflated, as lots of things classified as violent crime don't actually involve direct physical harm. In some states, purse-snatching, manufacturing methamphetamines, and stealing drugs are considered violent crimes. Burglary is generally considered a property crime, but an array of state and federal laws classify burglary as a violent crime in certain situations, such as when it occurs at night, in a residence, or with a weapon present. So even if the building was unoccupied, someone convicted of burglary could be punished for a violent crime and end up with a long prison sentence and “violent” record.

Another thing; drug possession arrests lead to criminal records which lead to reduced employment opportunities which lead economic anxiety which lead to a life of crime, which often necessitates violence. If you have no opportunities, you have nothing to lose, so the threat of going to prison doesn't deter people.

 

[My Spot]

In the US, only around 40% of the incarcerated are locked up for violent crimes and that figure is artificially inflated, as lots of things classified as violent crime don't actually involve direct physical harm. In some states, purse-snatching, manufacturing methamphetamines, and stealing drugs are considered violent crimes. Burglary is generally considered a property crime, but an array of state and federal laws classify burglary as a violent crime in certain situations, such as when it occurs at night, in a residence, or with a weapon present. So even if the building was unoccupied, someone convicted of burglary could be punished for a violent crime and end up with a long prison sentence and “violent” record.

Another thing; drug possession arrests lead to criminal records which lead to reduced employment opportunities which lead economic anxiety which lead to a life of crime, which often necessitates violence. If you have no opportunities, you have nothing to lose, so the threat of going to prison doesn't deter people.

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

 

[evansusmc2]

Do you think America has disproportionately more criminals than other countries as opposed to having an overacting legal system?

What about living in the US do you think makes people predisposed to crime?

Overacting legal practices? As far as locking people up for marijuana, yes. Length of time in jail, yes. Sending people away for posting an opinion on Twitter, Instagram, tik tok, NO.

predisposed to crime? I have no idea what you mean and/or…. not sure.

 

[FIMN]

Do you buy into that myth that our prisons are crammed full of mostly nonviolent drug offenders?

And people who stole Christmas lights and backpacks and who will never see the light of day again.