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London is a great city.and in a different league to Liverpool imo, of course It has problems but so does everywhere

Murder rates in London are actually considerably lower now than throughout the 90s. The media have created this narrative of London "no longer being safe" when the truth is London has always had issues with crime. Much safer than any Big City in the Américas but probably a bit more dangerous compared to most Big cities in Western Europe
 
If it were one stabbing per day in Greater London, which it isn't, that would give you a chance of at least one in nine million of being a victim. Fairly healthy odds, I'd say. And that's not taking into account the other factors that may decrease the risk to you. The odds against me being a victim are probably more like a billion to one.
Fact is the lazy old media know that a stabbing is a nice easy headline, so they let us know every time there is one.
A billion to one??! There's only 6 billion people in the world fella!
 
at the risk of derailing this thread or bringing politics in, what part of London are you talking about living in? Because there are places you wouldn't want to be caught short in. It's not a safe city anymore if it ever was.
I've lived here my whole life
Born and brought up in the East End. As rough as it gets. My old school, Hackney Downs was closed, being the worst school in the area. Lived on Evering Rd of Kray Bros game. My granny lived on Jubilee St and I used to have a pint at the Blind Beggar across from the London Hospital when I was a student. I've been there and got the T shirt. If you think it's worse now, perhaps you'd like to visit the South Side of Chicago, currently the murder capital of the civilised world. Love London. Never been attacked, robbed etc although I do admit to being burgled once.
 
I agree about the culture etc Spanners. Great theatres, places to visit, museums etc.....but to say it's virtually crime free?? Have you been living on Mars for a while?! Stabbings nearly every day fella. Sometimes 2 or 3 a day. No matter where you compare it to.
I do sometimes see the results at work, it's true. We actually live in Sussex but have a flat in NW London and I'm there 3 or 4 days a week. I just don't seem to see what you're talking about. Perhaps I'm just very naive.
 
Work with a Liverpool supporter absolutely shitting himself knows they’ve been outperforming the underlying metrics for months and is aware that we were a horrible non-call on Son and a Lloris blunder from drawing both matches last season.

Absolutely tight assholes at Anfield on Sunday. Spurs with a squeaky 1-1 draw or 1-2 win to overturn the narrative apple cart.
 
Work with a Liverpool supporter absolutely shitting himself knows they’ve been outperforming the underlying metrics for months and is aware that we were a horrible non-call on Son and a Lloris blunder from drawing both matches last season.

Absolutely tight assholes at Anfield on Sunday. Spurs with a squeaky 1-1 draw or 1-2 win to overturn the narrative apple cart.

Blimey. Every dipper I know is an arrogant cocky cunt that has already started their 2013 fresh "epic bantz" routine.

I can't see us getting much at Anfield tbh. All I ask is when they get the inevitable early suspect goal our heads don't drop and we put in a decent effort.
 
A billion to one??! There's only 6 billion people in the world fella!
Sod maths. I always hated it and I still do. Your statistical analysis only accounts for the number of people in the world and is therefore partial, making it wrong.

Let me explain:
  • Firstly, I'm a short bloke and as such I have good sprinting muscles. I may be old, but I can still do 100 yards in under 14 seconds. The people who want to stab me are normally quite tall and, although they can jog for ages, I can generally beat them in a sprint. This significantly increases my odds of escape.
  • Secondly, I'm an insignificant little runt. I'd probably be overlooked completely in any stabbing scenario.
  • Thirdly, being small, I'm harder to hit.
  • Point four - as an avid watcher of BBC News, I always wear a stab vest when I go out, making me much safer.
  • Fifth point - I don't actually live in London and only go there to watch Spurs or get my Lucky Wife's car serviced. My neighbourhood is lower middle class. There are very few stabbings in rural Hertfordshire, where I spend 97.84% of my life..
Combine these factors and my odds are indeed at least a billion to one against being a stabbing victim. It's not just about counting bodies, you know.

THE RESULT
As there's only about one stabbing every 5 days in the capital I've multiplied 9 million by 5. Then I've modestly multiplied that figure by two for each of the five other factors (bullet points, above) you have failed to take into account. This gives a total of one billion four hundred and forty million.
So, in reality, my chances are significantly better than I estimated. I could probably leave the stab vest at home when I get the car serviced.

If you're going to get involved in a row about statistics, gather the facts first, mate.

ps - I hate the term, 'fella'.
 
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I was in Liverpool city centre last week. I got mobbed by a seagull the size of a Labrador. He thought I was going to steal his doner kebab. I did think about it to be fair.
 
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