I wonder what the murder rate is in Graz?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051227/...schwarzenegger

CRIME: Austria has a low crime rate, and violent crime is rare. However, crimes involving theft of personal property have increased in recent years. Travelers should be particularly careful not to leave valuables at their table while serving themselves from hotel or restaurant breakfast buffets. Be cautious when approached by strangers. Some embassy employees and their dependents have reported being victimized by strangers asking for donations or assistance in making change who were actually thieves attempting to steal money or credit cards from people who are distracted or in a hurry, have their hands full of packages, or are leaving an ATM before putting away their wallet. Some thieves even put a sticky substance on their fingers and when the victim opens their wallet to give money, the criminal will try to assist by pulling out additional money or credit cards. Travelers are also targets of pickpockets and purse-snatchers who operate where tourists tend to gather. Some of the spots where such crimes are most frequently reported include Vienna’s two largest train stations, the plaza around St. Stephan’s Cathedral and the nearby pedestrian shopping areas (in Vienna’s First District).

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_p...s/cis_965.html

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According to the UN, total homicide rate in Austria is 1.17 per 100,000 population per annum. The USA is 5.70.

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"Stand by to pull me out of the seat if I get hit" - Guy Gibson

Arnold just cannot take a word of criticism, it seems. If you are in a position to make such decisions I think you must be able to handle criticism as well.

BTW, is there any truth in the gossip that they are trying to get Mel Gibson to replace Arnold?
Terminator replaced by Mad Max?



[ 27. December 2005, 01:12 PM: Message edited by: Kai-Petri ]

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