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		JumpCrisscross 5 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Larry Ellison – 'citizens will be on their best be... > because the UK is such a safe place Objectively, it is [1]. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intenti... 1.1 vs 5.8 intentional homicides per 100,000

sph 4 days ago [–]

There are more than two countries in the world. Italy, for example, without pervasive monitoring and overt spying of its citizens, is at 0.545, half the UK rate.

Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, just to name a few, are all below the UK rate.

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