how it treats those who have hurt it;
The measure of a civilization in peace
is how it treats those who are hurting in it.
- Mark Goulston
is how it treats those who are hurting in it.
- Mark Goulston
U.S. Military Dead in Iraq : 3,333
U.S. Military Wounded/Mutilated in Iraq: 24,314
Incomplete List Of Contractors Dead in Iraq: 393 (incomplete list)
Journalists Dead in Iraq: 117 (incomplete list)
Iraqi Civilians Dead: 62,281
Child Abuse: 2006 report from 2004 data: 3,000,000 alleged abused or neglected; 872,000 confirmed
Child Abuse: 2005 report from 2003 data: 2,900,000 alleged abused or neglected; 906,000 confirmed
Child Abuse: 2004 report from 2002 data: 1,800,000 alleged abused or neglected; 896,000 confirmed
2005 National Crime Victimization Survey: 191,670 victims of rape, attempted rape or sexual assaults
The Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress (February 2007): 754,000 homeless on any given night in the United States
Just how civilized are we?
2 comments:
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/glance/viort.htm
I am glad to see that violent crimes have gone down according to these statistics. That frees up energy and resources to help the others who are hurting in the world.
-Dr. G
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