Friday, January 22, 2016

Homicide Figure Running High.

Murder and manslaughter shot up 14 per cent to their highest total in five years – up 71 to 574 in the year to last September.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3411211/Violent-crime-rises-27-killings-hit-five-year-high.html#ixzz3xwu71cD8
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Compared to many nations, these would be considered marvellous statistics. The trouble is that I recall when the bottom line was under 150 annually. This increased immediately followed the abolition of something in 1964 - hmm - for the life of me, I am struggling to recall what that 'something' must have been!

Birdie.