Numbers is Funny Things

Interesting set of numbers that Old Dog found for us.  Another thing is that there are probably some countries in Africa and Asia that don't keep good records of stuff like that.  If they stone a woman to death for adultery in Saudi Arabia, do they count that as a homicide or an "honor killing"?

Some years ago, a black kid was murdered, I believe it was in New York City, shortly after returning home from combat military duty in Iraq or Afghanistan.  It turned out that it was done by his former girlfriend and her new boyfriend, but at first it was believed to be a random street crime.  People thought it ironic that the guy survived combat only to be murdered in his own neighborhood.  Some expert reported, however, that the kid was statistically more likely to be killed on the streets of that neighborhood than in a combat zone.

I don't know if I believe it, but I have read several times that the U.S. has more people in prison per capita than any other nation in the world.  If it is indeed true, it doesn't necessarily mean that we have more crime than the others, it might mean that we have better law enforcement.

I don't have any photos of wolves or bears, although both are occasionally sighted in the area, but I do have a picture of a canine what appears to be a coyote, and I have several of racoons and possums.