Thu
May 10 2012
01:54 am
Gun-crazy
By: EricLykins

Out of a population of around 80 million, only 36 Germans were shot at by police last year.

  • 85 rounds
  • 49 of those were warning shots
  • 15 injured
  • 6 killed
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I thought about getting that

Submitted by EricLykins on Thu, 2012/05/10 - 8:51am.

I thought about getting that out of the way with "15 misses" as one of the bullet points.

CE Petro's picture

TN 2nd Most Violent State

Submitted by CE Petro on Thu, 2012/05/10 - 7:45am.

A recent study has linked violence with poverty, lack of education, among other factors. Tennessee ranks as the 2nd most violent state in the US.

Tennessee is the second-least peaceful state in the country, and has in fact gotten worse since 1991. Additionally, the Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin metropolitan area is among the worst metro areas for peace. The state is one of the most violent, with nearly 608 violent crimes committed per 100,000 residents in 2010. The state also has among the largest relative number of police employees -- nearly 405 per 100,000 people. Tennessee also has one of the largest rates of children living in single parent households, one of the highest poverty rates, one of the lowest rates of income inequality and one of the highest rates of births among teenagers.

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All that stuff won't keep us

Submitted by EricLykins on Thu, 2012/05/10 - 8:56am.

All that stuff won't keep us out of Chief Executive Magazine's Best States for Business top five. The labor force may be poor, dumb and violent, but damn, it's flexible.

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Correction

Submitted by CE Petro on Thu, 2012/05/10 - 12:03pm.

The labor force may be poor, dumb and violent, but damn, it's flexible.

Correction: The labor force may be poor, dumb and violent, but damn, it's exploitable.

Exploitation of workers by businesses is why this is such a "good" state for employers.

EricLykins's picture

How Many Minimum Wage Hours

Submitted by EricLykins on Thu, 2012/05/10 - 1:44pm.

How Many Minimum Wage Hours Does It Take To Afford A Two-Bedroom Apartment In Your State?

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fischbobber's picture

Let's not forget

Submitted by fischbobber on Thu, 2012/05/10 - 10:45pm.

When you get right down to it, there are a lot of people in this state that deserve to be shot.

Isn't there a joke or sarcasm button around here? :-)

Min's picture

I'm not surprised.

Submitted by Min on Fri, 2012/05/11 - 4:46pm.

Germans prefer tanks.

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