http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_..._by_crime_rate
Also see this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Detroit
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ajithfederer,
unga ooru stats ingE:
If one queries here for the Phily metro area, it reports 482 murders in 2007. This is official, police department figure.
http://ucr.psp.state.pa.us/UCR/Repor...mOffenseUI.asp
One wonders where arasu got his smaller number? If for such a simple info published on the web arasu cannot be accurate, what can be told about his numbers for the terror troubled / war torn regions? vAikku vandhapadi EdhAvadhu ezhudha vENdiyadhu dhAnE?
Can arasu also give stats as to how many travelled in 2007 from Chennai to Phily v/s Chennai to Jaffna / Kabul / Babylon etc?:-)
And ajithfederer,
Forget about Clinton, what is (or "what was" around the time when rOjA got released) the perception of an average Indian about Kashmir? Why the huge tourism industry surrounding dall lake got eroded? Why so much money has to be spent for "z" securities for all political figures (including those ousted out of their offices)
muzhuppoosaniyai sOththukkuL maRaikkum muyaRchi allavA idhu? And you yourselves live in Phily as a "common" person, do you feel more comfortable to visit Afghan or Iraq than your downtown, honestly?
I was just conforming with the number given by the author. And yes most of the times its due to personal vendetta / gangwars and in half of the cases its an attempt to robbery. :)
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Downtown than :lol:
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ajithfederer:-)
I actually love arasu badhilkaL, right from my childhood, for the wit. However, mostly the arasu badhilkaL are for fun and not to be taken that seriously. To bring them up here in a somewhat more serious discussion and to create as if Phily were worse than Baghdad with a view to start another "blame-west-for-everything-propaganda" is quite mischievous, IMO.
And as you've rightly pointed out, while those killed were probably mostly AA, they were the majority in the killing group as well. Pretty obvious that these are gang wars and local crime.
No doubt there is discrimination (though not officially or legally but in a 'old-habits-die-hard' way) which unfortunately partly -only partly - contributes to their lack of employment, poverty and in-turn drugs / crime. However to cite that racism as the direct reason for crime is unacceptable IMO. For eg, Detroit is >80% AA and typically crime is not committed against them by non-AA:-(
And to compare this with what's happening in places where pograms and ethnic cleansing stuff is taking place is outrageous. I think arasu suffers from a syndrome similar to that of the 'katRadhu Thamizh' hero, who condemns call-center guy for his personal problems. (Interestingly, it's a very different story when arasu writes about N Modi whom he consistently condemns. If someone asks the same question again, if he is in a different mood, Phily will probably be replaced by Gandhinagar:) )
Finally, a personal invitation to arasu (oru vELai vAsikkalAm)-
I'll be happy to take you today to my son's performance in the school drama with my very close friend of AA origin or to the funeral home to see my another close AA friend's mom's body to pay homage (plus attend the funeral ceremony next saturday) and these will be attended by majority AA....all in the crime #1 city in U.S. and also to walk around anywhere in downtown or metro area with me and attend similar everyday events.
After staying around for a month or so with us - like a typical, local, common person (and not some apartment-office-mall-apartment kind of "typical alien" lifestyle), then write what you really feel in your badhilkaL:-)
chummA Clinton mEla uLLa veRuppaikkAtta vAikku vandha padi pEsakkoodAdhu:-(
eeyaththai paarththu iLichchathaam piththaLai kathaiyaa irukku!!! :lol:
http://dailythanthi.com/article.asp?...sdate=5/4/2008
It's a shame that often innocent mates (mostly women whose husbands frequented prostitutes) and poor children (unborn / at birth etc) have to pay such a big price:-(
ini thaan panna poraangala? :oops:Quote:
நோய் தடுப்பு திட்டங்கள்
எய்ட்ஸ் நோயால் தாய், தந்தையை இழந்து அனாதையாகிவிட்ட குழந்தைகளை காப்பாற்றுவதற்காக ரூ.5 கோடியில் அறக்கட்டளை ஒன்று அமைக்கப்படும் என்று முதல்-அமைச்சர் கருணாநிதி அறிவித்துள்ளார். இந்தியாவிலே முதன்முறையாக இந்த அறக்கட்டளை அமைக்கப்படுகிறது.
vizhippunarvu erpaduthuvathai thavira arasaangam vera enna pannudhu?
enakku romba naala oru sandegam, why cant they abolish prostitution? wiki has a lot to say :?
thappa eduthukkaatheenga ..edho aarvathil ketkiren :(
AIDS/ HIV kids innocents :( :(
>>why cant they abolish prostitution<<
To my knowledge, it's illegal in TN. Don't you read news reports like 'அழகிகள் :) கைது'?
Much as I feel for the innocent families of promiscuous husbands, banning prostitution is not the right answer (though there is a law along those lines). If anything, make it legal and give prostitutes legal cover. That way they will know their rights and demand of their costumers safe sex. They will also be saved from the harrassment of the police and pimps.Quote:
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I agree with you. But the main aim of this subject in schools is mainly for the parents.Quote:
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Theendaamai suvar
http://athirai.blogspot.com/2008/04/blog-post.html
Shame :x shame :x what a shame ? :evil:
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uyarndha gOpurangaL ; thAzhndha uLLangaLQuote:
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What a shame !!
asingam avamaanam :evil:Quote:
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7386601.stm
caste wall is partly demolished !
enna kodumai idhu :evil:
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About 800 higher caste Hindus are reported to have decided to leave the village and seek refuge on a nearby hillock in protest against the decision.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/woman-st...y/64740-3.html
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ivanga ellam india-ku illai intha ulagathuku thevaiya...
kadavul nichayam nindru kolvaar
Both these (TN's caste wall and Nandigram's harassment) are really shocking and painful reports to read:-(
இடிக்கப்பட்டது அவமானச் சின்னம் :DQuote:
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http://santhipu.blogspot.com/2008/05/blog-post_08.html
Good!
Bhubaneswar: A shocking story from Orissa. A tribal labourer and his four-year-old daughter were thrown off a bus because they were Rs 2 short on their ticket fares. Both of them died on the spot.
It was a journey that ended cruelly by the wayside. Sanischar Tapto and his four-year-old daughter Sunita were on way from Orissa's Jharsuguda district to their home in Sundergarh.
But he had with him only Rs 8 instead of Rs 10 required for the bus tickets.
The conductor was angry and allegedly pushed both father and daughter out of the moving bus. They came under the wheels and were crushed to death.
Recalling the incident Sahadev Nayak a passenger of the bus said, “When the man said he has no more money, some fellow passengers also offered to pay two rupees on his behalf to the conductor. But the conductor did not listen and pushed them."
After the incident the conductor ran away and surrendered at the nearby local police station. An angry mob set the bus on fire and blocked the national highway for hours.
The state government quickly ordered a compensation of Rs 1 lakh to the family of the victims.
The state government is now planning to make it mandatory for conductors of all private buses to be registered. This, it feels, would keep a tab on private bus conductors.
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The state government is now planning to make it mandatory for conductors of all private buses to be registered. This, it feels, would keep a tab on private bus conductors.
What was the action taken against that CONDUCTOR FOR HIS INHUMANE act ? Please post the follow up actions taken if any !Quote:
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முதல்வர் திரு மு கருணானிதி The Hindu-விற்கு அளித்த பேட்டிQuote:
Originally Posted by joe
http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/16/stor...1654380600.htm
இந்த சிக்கலை மிக sensitive-ஆக handle செய்துள்ளார்.
பாராட்ட வேன்டிய செயல் :clap:
It is a sad thing that the Indian Press does not follow up any news unless it involves a celebrity. I would definitely post if any follow up is there.Quote:
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Punnaimaran
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7404062.stm hm.... :?Quote:
Originally Posted by Badri
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/18...of-indian-man/
thalaivargala paththi thappa pesatheengo thappa pesatheengo.. :shaking:
As expected - sodhappal on the investigation related to vaccine deaths:-(
http://kumudam.com/magazine/Reporter...05-25/pg11.php
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/doc-kill...r/65822-3.html
:oops: doctorsssszzzzz
hm ... :sigh2:
Arushi :(
very interesting :clap:Quote:
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hm ... :sigh2:Quote:
2020ல் இந்தியா வல்லரசாகும் என்கிறார்கள். செவ்வாய்க்கு ராக்கெட் விட்டவர்கள், எங்கோ விண்வெளியில் தண்ணீரையும் கண்டுபிடித்துவிட்டார்கள். எல்லாம் விரல் நுனியில் என்று எத்தனையோ தொழில் நுட்பங்கள் வந்துவிட்டன. ஆனால் மனிதக் கழிவுகளை மனிதனே அள்ளிக் கொண்டிருக்கிறான். முதலில் இதற்கொரு கருவி கண்டுபிடியுங்கள். எந்த ஒரு வல்லரசு நாடும் கைகளால் மலம் அள்ளுவதில்லை.
btw andha blod padichittu hub paakka...kan koosudhu :oops:
http://www.ibnlive.com/photogallery/550.html
kadhal kadhal kadhal illaiye saadhal saadhal saadhal :x
A matter for shame: increasing impatience, rashness & irresponsibilty in the younger generation. The newspapers carry regular stories of sad incidents which sets one thinking about waht is wrong with our world & its trends.
1. A 20-year old girl in Kolkatta who is attending air-hostess training hanged herself on her 20th birthday because her parents refused to allow her to hold her birthday party in a star hotel.
2. A lover burnt the scooty of his sweetheart, wrote her name all over the street near her house because she spurned his love.
3. A man stabbed a widow repeatedly in the stomach because she repulsed his advances.
While we have little help from home, school, college for encouraging self-restraint in our youth we have plenty of abetment in MEDIA & government with its sale of liquor & corrupt officers who should enforce strict discipline in society. Where shall we look for role models?
kaliyugam :sigh2:
Very sad pp maam.
I supp every era / decade or century has such shameful scars as its history. Why blame it on this generation alone?