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Originally Posted by slapass
Russia's murder rate is over twice as high as the US. Then add in a lack of human rights and these two things can't even be compared.
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It was discussed many times already. Russia has Northern Caucasus where Islamists got killed by dozens every day during counter-terror operations (we are not France or the UK, so nobody here plays good with Muslim terrorists). But if you compare a typical Russian city with a US one, you'll see that crime there is much less. For example, go and compare homicide and rape cases in NYC towards Moscow region (which is much bigger).
As about the lack of human rights, it's when a cop can kill you just like a dog. This is a typical American problem. Compare the number of the US citizens killed by cops in the past year towards any European country. You will be shocked how real human rights are low in your country. I don't mean the right to do a rock concert in church, but a basic ones, like a
right to have a life.
Remember: you still have a death penalty which is absolutely unacceptable in the civilized society.