On 2019-10-04 19:39:46 Tegwane said:
On 2019-10-04 16:36:14 Steph94 said: cime wise,London and New York is just as dangerous as Johannesburg. These statistics although overwhelming, take so many things into consideration and that's what youneed to remember before making a foregone conclusion about your safety. South Africa has plenty of safe neighbourhoods and people can get around fine all of their life they you are always aware of their surroundings and not ending up in dodge places.....just like anywhere in the world. And just to add, South Africa is NOT the second most dangerous country in the world. If you look at the peace index vs the population, It's not even in the top 10. Afganistan,Syria, South Sudan,Yemen, Iraq, Somalia, Libya, Russia, Pakistan, and Turkey are the most dangerous countries in the world. I always say never look at one thing and ignore the other. We have the most beautiful country in the world and I'm sure many of those who have travelled abroad can back me up. Yes, our country has so much potential, there is corruption, there is this and there is that, but the way people are so negative you'd swear these things are happening here only. I appreciate the post not made not so long ago where everyone shared great things about this country.
Nonsense, there have been 100 killings in London this year, that is a bad weekend in SA
Those ten places you mention are fucking war zones
On 2019-10-04 20:42:26 Steph94 said:
And thank you for making my point. How can South Africa even be considered more dangerous than a place where bombs are exploding lol. Thre aren't bombs exploding in every country, but majority of the countries in the world have crimes such as rape and murder. And how do they rank them? Here's a simple example (And my numbers aren't accurate), there are 3 million people in Johannesburg and there has been 200 000 reported murders. New York has 5 million people, but they have had 400 000 reported murders. Oh look, South Africa is more dangerous than New York. This is the logic being used here because you have to factor in the number of people living there vs the reported incidents
On 2019-10-04 23:27:33 ssurfer said:
@Steph94 you are talking BS!!!! RSA is one of the top 10 countries in the world with the highest murder rates, including countries where there is war at the moment, with none of them in the top 10. The only person whith an agenda is you. Crime stats are always standardised and given as per capita. That capita is usually per 100 000 people. This is done so that you can compare all the countries with each other.
Meaning, for every 100 000 people in south africa 34 people will be murdered, and for every 100 000 people in the USA 5.3 people will be murdered and for every 100 000 people in the UK only 1.2 peeple will be murdered. And pretty much the safest country in the world, Japan (more than double the population of RSA) has a murder rate of 0.28 murders per 100 000 people. BTW, this is the latest stats for 2019. Johannesburg is almost half the population of New york, more than 2000 people were murdered in 2018 in Johannesburg and only 281 people was murdered during that same time in New York. London is same size as New york and had 131 murders in 2018. Are you still thinking RSA is not dangerous?
No, there are no agendas, these are facts and was verified by international organisations i.e UN. Until you can't provide evidence to the contrary, you are talking BS!
Do you really think RSA is thee most beautiful country in the world? You talk like someone who has never traveled anywhere like in ever. You should try it sometime, it will open your eyes, RSA looks like a shithole with a few beauty spots compared to the rest of the world. I've been to 53 countries already and counting.
On 2019-10-04 18:42:27 Johnny English said:
Echo your sentiments, Steph94, well said.
#Im staying.
On 2019-10-04 18:14:59 Steph94 said:
On 2019-10-04 17:41:49 Inquisitive1 said: I didn't think there would be 1 person who hasn't been touched by crime, nevermind millions. But I do agree, people tend to make things a lot worse than what it really is.
True. It's always made a lot worse than it really is. People with a lot of power can manipulate everything down to the way people think. Your governments, your statisticians, your big corporates. If you are fed something, with the right propaganda, you start believing.