... And The Most Violent States. (No surprises here)
Violence and its aftermath cost the U.S. economy some $460 billion last year. The Institute for Economics and Peace's second annual United States Peace Index, was released on Tuesday.
Most peaceful: Iowa, Rhode Island, Hawaii, Washington N Dakota, Utah, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Vermont, and the most peaceful state, Maine. Maine was ranked first overall because it topped the list of states on three of the five USPI indicators: number of violent crimes, number of police officers and the incarceration rate.
Least Peaceful: Mississippi, South Carolina, Arkansas, Texas, Missouri, Arizona, Florida, Nevada, Tennessee, and the least peaceful state, Louisiana. Regionally, southern states were identified as being the least peaceful, while states in the northeast were most peaceful. The peacefulness of states in the Midwest and West was about equal, with Midwest states being slightly more peaceful.
New York experienced the most significant increase in peace as a result of decreases in violent crime and the homicide rate.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
This is one of the most ridiculous threads you posted in recent memory. Does it measure the peace in the 51st state - The Middle East? Not a lot of peace there, just a lot of drones and missile attacks.
BTW, measuring the incarceration rate doesn't measure peace, since many that are incarcerated are due to non violent crime. Incarceration just means you defied state rule and authority, not necessarily violated somebody's personal liberty.
But...As usual, you eat what you are fed, WITHOUT QUESTION.
This is one of the most ridiculous threads you posted in recent memory. Does it measure the peace in the 51st state - The Middle East? Not a lot of peace there, just a lot of drones and missile attacks.
BTW, measuring the incarceration rate doesn't measure peace, since many that are incarcerated are due to non violent crime. Incarceration just means you defied state rule and authority, not necessarily violated somebody's personal liberty.
But...As usual, you eat what you are fed, WITHOUT QUESTION.
Don't worry Cicero... no one will nominate you for the most peaceful poster on the board!
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
Where does the United States rank for most peacful nation?
It's difficult to be a peaceful nation with the Republicans waging their War on Women!
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
...and Democrats waging war on Arab Americans, Muslims in Gitmo, due process, and the Constitution.
...and Democrats waging war on Arab Americans? ... Terrorists in Gitmo? ...and the Constitution??? Cicero has such a vivid imagination... he often has a problem discerning between reality and his imagination.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
...and Democrats waging war on Arab Americans? ... Terrorists in Gitmo? ...and the Constitution??? Cicero has such a vivid imagination... he often has a problem discerning between reality and his imagination.
This is just plain ridiculous!!! Some people just have wayyyyyyy too much time on their hands!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
'A peaceful state' as compared to what exactly??? This is just plain ridiculous!!! Some people just have wayyyyyyy too much time on their hands!
If you read the link, you'd know "compared to what exactly"...
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
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