Comments on: Bowling for Columbine is shit. http://montrealphilosophy.com/bowling-for-columbine-is-shit/ Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:53:06 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: admin http://montrealphilosophy.com/bowling-for-columbine-is-shit/comment-page-1/#comment-10 admin Sun, 12 Apr 2009 04:18:52 +0000 http://montrealphilosophy.com/?p=82#comment-10 I'll have to look at the TED talk later. However, I do suspect that the way the drug trade is organised in the United States as compared to in Canada might (might) explain part of the difference, since many murders come out of drug money. This, however, could be isolated by comparing national rates of family murders (mother kills daughter, man kills wife etc). I'll have to look around later. I think that Statcan has numbers like these and if anyone else has such stats it's the US. As for a genetic basis, I can't imagine how you could reasonably argue that. Cultural perhaps, but genetic? Extremely improbable. If it is true, then there should be little difference between Haitian immigrants in Canada and the United States. Cheers, Dussault. I’ll have to look at the TED talk later. However, I do suspect that the way the drug trade is organised in the United States as compared to in Canada might (might) explain part of the difference, since many murders come out of drug money.

This, however, could be isolated by comparing national rates of family murders (mother kills daughter, man kills wife etc). I’ll have to look around later. I think that Statcan has numbers like these and if anyone else has such stats it’s the US.

As for a genetic basis, I can’t imagine how you could reasonably argue that. Cultural perhaps, but genetic? Extremely improbable. If it is true, then there should be little difference between Haitian immigrants in Canada and the United States.

Cheers,
Dussault.

]]> By: MikeM http://montrealphilosophy.com/bowling-for-columbine-is-shit/comment-page-1/#comment-8 MikeM Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:10:05 +0000 http://montrealphilosophy.com/?p=82#comment-8 Why black youths shoot each other (although less often than they used to): http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/steven_levitt_analyzes_crack_economics.html Why the high murder rate in the US? It's genetic: http://www.politicsandcurrentaffairs.co.uk/Forum/us-politics-forum/64793-two-dead-shooting-college.html Why black youths shoot each other (although less often than they used to): http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/steven_levitt_analyzes_crack_economics.html

Why the high murder rate in the US? It’s genetic: http://www.politicsandcurrentaffairs.co.uk/Forum/us-politics-forum/64793-two-dead-shooting-college.html

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