• chuso@fedia.io
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    7 days ago

    Also, it seems they are comparing absolute numbers and not a rate or anything like that while USA population is almost six times that of England. This is complete anecdata.

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      7 days ago

      They say anywhere on earth, not just England. So China and India, which both have a way higher population than the US, have fewer serial killers.

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        7 days ago

        China and India are also rather substantially less likely to portray a serial killer as a notable scandal deserving of infamy.

        AFAIK they also have a less rights-respecting criminal prosecution system, meaning their native serial killers are more likely to be incarcerated or executed if identifed.

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        7 days ago

        I was referring to the image in this post, which is where the absolute numbers I was referring to are mentioned, and there they are comparing the US and England.