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Given the insignificance of these crimes, they should not report them in a way that gives them greater prominence than they deserve.Are you saying that they should not report such things or that those people were not killed?Quoting Channel 9 News as an attempt at an argument against sensationalism in Australian media is frankly fucking hilarious.It isn't just a U.S. thing. There are sociopaths around the world. Even Australia has cases where the "burglar" breaks in intentionally to confront the residents to get whatever it is they are after. As I said above, there are burglaries and then there are home invasions.Perhaps it's different in the US, but in English and Welsh law, Burglary is considered more serious than Housebreaking, with both being the same activity, but Burglary taking place at night, when homes are expected to be occupied, and Housebreaking during the day when they are expected to be vacant.There is a big difference between home burglaries and home invasions. Burglars don't want to be seen so generally break in when the residents are not home. Residents are seldom injured as the burglars want to escape if seen. Home invasions are generally by sociopaths who want to confront and control the residents so break in when they know the residents are home, possibly to force the residents to lead then to any hidden valuables. It is during home invasions that there are beatings or rapes or killings.Housebreakers and burglars usually respond to detection by fleeing. They aren't there to get in a fight. They are certainly not there to commit rape (that's a pure Hollywood fantasy - opportunist rape by strangers is almost unheard of, with almost all rape being either by someone known to the victim, or as a premeditated act). And outside the US, they are almost certainly not armed.
I agree most will flee. No need to shoot those.
As for rape--I would agree so long as drugs aren't involved.
That may be true, but you didn't complete the thought.According to a United States Department of Justice report, 38% of all assaults occur during a home invasion. I agree that only a very small percentage of the population have ever or will ever be in a situation where they are facing home invaders but it is a greater percentage of the population than the percentage killed in automobile accidents.
Is this the case outside the US? Is this the result of the cultural expectation that firearms might be present in any situation, and the (foolish and nonsensical) belief that having your own gun can somehow protect you from someone else's?
Look at the hot burglary rate--there's a big difference between US burglars and non-US burglars. Our burglars are much more afraid of the occupants. Thus the home invasion rate in the US is going to be lower than it is elsewhere.
If you come home from having had dinner and find that much of your "stuff" has been taken, then you were the victim of a home burglary.
If you are home eating dinner and several people barge into your home then you are experiencing the start of a home invasion.
Both classes of thief typically bolt if spotted. Theives are lazy bastards, and fighting is hard, dangerous work.
I linked this Sydney news compilation earlier that has several stories of home invasions where the residents were seriously injured or killed:
:https://www.9news.com.au/home-invasion
Yes, the media say this is real, important, and significant. But it's not - and they know it's not. It certainly gets their ratings up, though. So their shareholders and advertisers are happy.
But they do, of course, because 'if it bleeds, it leads'.
"News" media is now basically just entertainment designed for the enragement of boomer men who are seeking invitations to outrage to support their firm belief that the world is going to hell now that they aren't young or in charge of everything anymore.
It's a complete waste of time watching Channel 9 News, if you are seeking to be informed about current events.