# Is Britannia ruled today by nearly non-stop crime? (Says Theo. Dalrymple) **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [May 26, 2010, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-britannia-ruled-today-by-nearly-non-stop-crime-says-theo-dalrymple/540790 "2010-05-26T03:04:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Happy\_Poster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Happy\_Poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Poster)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-britannia-ruled-today-by-nearly-non-stop-crime-says-theo-dalrymple/540790/61 "2010-05-27T21:38:44Z")
> [@ivan\_astikov](#): > > That’s right. The less stuff there is available, the less crimes of greed there are. It’s such an obvious concept, sometimes it is a little easy to miss. This is wrong. It’s wealth inequality that causes crimes of “greed” - and the most inequal societies are nominally socialist. Those greedy nork bastards, stealing rice to live on! ---
**Author:** ![Mk\_VII](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mk\_VII](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mk_VII)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-britannia-ruled-today-by-nearly-non-stop-crime-says-theo-dalrymple/540790/62 "2010-05-27T22:11:22Z")
Darymple has been playing this song for ages. He used to have a column to do it in the _Spectator_. At one time he used to be a prison doctor. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Poster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Happy\_Poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Poster)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-britannia-ruled-today-by-nearly-non-stop-crime-says-theo-dalrymple/540790/63 "2010-05-27T22:59:45Z")
Odd, don’t remember the name. My favourite Spectator regular is the guy who does Low Life… remember his name? ---
**Author:** ![toofs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@toofs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toofs)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-britannia-ruled-today-by-nearly-non-stop-crime-says-theo-dalrymple/540790/64 "2010-05-28T01:27:49Z")
> [@blindboyard](#): > > Definitely not a “gang” problem in the American sense of crack whore, Uzis and bitch slapping. The pimp-hand is strong in America. ---
**Author:** ![sisu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@sisu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sisu)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-britannia-ruled-today-by-nearly-non-stop-crime-says-theo-dalrymple/540790/65 "2010-05-28T02:43:37Z")
I live in Australia and am in a pretty safe area, in any country we have issues but to say that Australia is full of crime across the board is crap. England sent all her crims to us and we have now rehabilitated them. ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-britannia-ruled-today-by-nearly-non-stop-crime-says-theo-dalrymple/540790/66 "2010-05-28T10:53:16Z")
> [@Happy\_Poster](#): > > This is wrong. Erm…No! There was less theft related crimes in the 1920’s than there are in 2010 because there was a lot less to steal and deprive others of. Seems blatantly obvious to me. ---
**Author:** ![lalenin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@lalenin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lalenin)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-britannia-ruled-today-by-nearly-non-stop-crime-says-theo-dalrymple/540790/67 "2010-05-28T13:54:50Z")
> [@ivan\_astikov](#): > > That’s right. The less stuff there is available, the less crimes of greed there are. It’s such an obvious concept, sometimes it is a little easy to miss. If you think non-capitalist, non-consumerist countries have lower levels of theft you’re invited to visit Cuba. Not only is everyone stealing from the government all the time, everyone steals from everyone else. ---
**Author:** ![blindboyard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blindboyard/32/2833_2.png) [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-britannia-ruled-today-by-nearly-non-stop-crime-says-theo-dalrymple/540790/68 "2010-05-28T18:54:52Z")
> [@sisu](#): > > I live in Australia and am in a pretty safe area, in any country we have issues but to say that Australia is full of crime across the board is crap. > > England sent all her crims to us and we have now rehabilitated them. We have more if you’re short of something to do. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-britannia-ruled-today-by-nearly-non-stop-crime-says-theo-dalrymple/540790.md?page=3)