Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/07

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Subject: Re: SV: [Leica] Dumb camera thieves - National Crime Rates
From: Andrew Schroter <schroter@optonline.net>
Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2002 22:45:18 -0400
References: <001a01c23e77$6c92b720$9329f7a5@ccasony01>

Re lies, damn lies, and statistics:  At an average of 6 million crimes per
year, averaged over Germany's 83 Million odd people every German would end
up in the hoosegow (jail) once every 14 years, or so.
>
> Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics...
>
> Thomas
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of B. D. Colen
> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 5:05 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: RE: SV: [Leica] Dumb camera thieves - National Crime Rates
>
>
> Of course....but to keep this discussion vaguely honest, let's remember
> that the U.S. has a population of more than 278,058,881, compared to
> Germany's population of 83,029,536....
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Tim
> Atherton
> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 7:47 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: RE: SV: [Leica] Dumb camera thieves
>
> \
> >   According to a report in the "Bild am Sonntag," the crime rate has
> > slightly decreased compared to last year. The newspaper referred to
> > crime statistics for the year 2000 released by the Federal Office of
> > Criminology. It reports that approx.6.3 million criminal acts were
> > reported - 0.6% less than in 1999.
> >
> > I will feel much safer on my next trip to Berlin. I have every hope
> that
> > out of the 6 million crimes yearly, I will be unaffected.
> >
> > Allan
>
> Isn't that significantly less than the total number of "criminals" the
> US
> has warehoused in it's prison system?
>
> tim
>
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In reply to: Message from "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> (RE: SV: [Leica] Dumb camera thieves - National Crime Rates)