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Originally Posted by Stealhead
Hmmm. What are they considering a viloent crime? Could say assult be a viloent crime?
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the legal definition of "violent crime" is: any crime in which the offender either uses, or threatens to use violence against the victim(s) so yes "assault" (the threat of the use of violence) is a violent crime.
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Originally Posted by Stealhead
Like simply getting punched that is violent but over all not to0 bad.
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Getting punched in the face (or any other part of your body) also referred to as "Battery" in many jurisdictions is considered a "violent crime"... yes you are right... being punched in the face is not too bad - as opposed to being stabbed in the scrotum... its all relative, violent crime by definition is violent crime no matter what the offense may be so long as there is the use or threat of use of violence / bodily harm.
one could argue... "is not all
crime violent?"
technically speaking... no.
for example, blackmail is a crime, its evil... but not considered "violent" by any sense of the definition as it pertains to law.
for example "I know your banging your secretary and i have video, give me $3,000 per month out of the company finances or ill tell your wife and show her the film?"
nobody has technically threatened physical injury or bodily harm to the "victim" therefore this is not a violent crime.
as for why the south africa and canada stats were included - i dont really know.
but you can be sure that almost every form of statistical media out there is skewed to favor the author's viewpoint.
im sure that from a relative standpoint, the crime rate in all civilized nations of the world is pretty much the same as far as ratio of criminal activity per 100,000 people is concerned - at least if the ratio is reduced to the lowest common denominator im sure anyone would find that the crime rate expressed in such a format would yield some very similar numbers.