Re:Top Ten Reasons Why Canada is a Popular Immigration Desti...
by lee on Friday May 22, 2009 @08:44AM
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There is no universally accepted definition for rape, so that's a flawed statistic. As well, police infrastucture and local culture may drastically sway how often incidences are reported.
Re:Top Ten Reasons Why Canada is a Popular Immigration Desti...
by dxjones on Friday May 22, 2009 @10:21AM
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Yes, the difference is related to what gets reported, and how it is defined. I think it is more narrowly defined in the US, and more under-reported.
Re:Top Ten Reasons Why Canada is a Popular Immigration Desti...
by yummyfajitas on Friday May 22, 2009 @11:57AM
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I've been told that islamic countries (and Muslim areas in India) tend to have high rape rates, and immigration from such countries tends to bring a few extra rapists. (Note: not trying to suggest all immigrants or all muslims are rapists.) Canada has more islamic immigration than the US, so this is a possible cause.
I haven't bothered to research the issue, so I'm happy to be corrected. A quick google search finds this source http://www.frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=6251 , along with a bunch of far less credible sources. Anyone have good information on this hypothesis?
Re:Top Ten Reasons Why Canada is a Popular Immigration Desti...
by myth_drannon on Friday May 22, 2009 @09:19AM
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Because Canada with its points based system of immigration became a sausage fest.
How the hell did that happen? I just read it yesterday when reading an article about Japan having the lowest rape rate in the world.
So should we not worry because most people on HN are males, and therefore won't be raped if we move, or should we worry that if we move we're more likely to become rapists, statistically speaking?
Feel free to downmod me for trolling, I just find it interesting.