Is, er, um... Scotland:

A UNITED Nations report has labelled Scotland the most violent country in the developed world, with people three times more likely to be assaulted than in America.

England and Wales recorded the second highest number of violent assaults while Northern Ireland recorded the fewest... The study, based on telephone interviews with victims of crime in 21 countries, found that more than 2,000 Scots were attacked every week, almost ten times the official police figures....

The attacks have been fuelled by a “booze and blades” culture in the west of Scotland which has claimed more than 160 lives over the past five years. Since January there have been 13 murders, 145 attempted murders and 1,100 serious assaults involving knives in the west of Scotland. The problem is made worse by sectarian violence, with hospitals reporting higher admissions following Old Firm matches.

I see the gun ban has been lowering crime quite nicely. Yes, by all means, let's also outlaw knives. After that, the brass knuckles, pipes, chains, pointed sticks, and frozen mutton chops. It's the weapons that are killing people, y'know?

One word here: Character.

Perhaps they'll get around to addressing that some day. Naaah... liberalism -- the dominant brain-virus over there -- sees all crime as being caused by someone else -- never the criminal.

George Bush, for example, is surely a root cause behind this violence. And McDonald's -- you can never forget McDonald's. And did we mention Wal*Mart?