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To: Sergio H who wrote (9466)	8/22/2001 11:29:19 AM
From: Bucky Katt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13094

Sergio, revisiting our European discussion, I thought you would find this interesting, it seems that the French have a violent crime rate that has now (gasp) surpassed the rate in the US. "Last year, France recorded 4,244 crimes per 100,000 inhabitants, compared with 4,135 in the United States, where crime has been decreasing steadily. The United States still leads France in the number of murders and rapes per 100,000 residents, but France leads in violent thefts and some property crimes, including car theft. For many French, who view the United States as a Wild West-style place with an abundance of firearms, the new statistics are alarming. "For myself, and my fellow French citizens, we were used to reading about these things in the United States," said Alain Brunier, who heads the Europe and Middle East branch of a medical device and technology company. "Now it's right here, in a country much, much smaller than the United States." He described how his daughter's car was stolen while she was opening her garage door, and how his vehicle almost was carjacked while he was driving in the capital. "Paris has become a dangerous city. You have to be very, very streetwise now." Use of firearms grows That so many crimes in France now involve firearms--from pistols to machine guns to grenade launchers used in a spectacular armored car heist last year--raises questions about France's supposedly strict gun-control laws. "For myself, and my fellow French citizens, we were used to reading about these things in the United States," said Alain Brunier, who heads the Europe and Middle East branch of a medical device and technology company. "Now it's right here, in a country much, much smaller than the United States." Warning for U.S. tourists Tourists have not been spared. Pickpocketing and assaults against visitors have reached such alarming levels that the U.S. State Department, on its Web site, cautions Americans traveling to Paris to be careful." And I thought that those who lived under a socialist system were supposed to be happy and as docile as a herd of turtles, so what is wrong with this picture? I have a real good idea, but of course, it isn't pc... Complete story>http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0108220262aug22.story?coll=chi%2Dnewsnationworld%2Dhed