FM> You mean well known works of fiction like "Homicide
FM> Rates in Australia 1946-1996" by Rod Speed?

BG> The trouble with statistics is that you can
BG> manipulate them to suit almost any purpose,

Thats crap Bill, its quite possible to do it properly.

In this case its just a question of what the definition of homicide is.

BG> so I shall refrain from passing further comment until such time
BG> as I've wasted, er, I mean spent a morning at the local library.

You should be able to dig up the reports done by the federal crime
stats operation, not the ABS either. I dont actually have them, just
some of the NSW BCSAR reports. I have seen the federal ones reported
in the SMH etc tho as a new one is released and that was in fact the
operation that did that analysis of murders of children specifically.

The other thing the media never bothers to mention is that the
absolute vast bulk of murder of children is actually infanticide,
done by the mother, and below the age of 2 too. Forget the exact
percentage now. No matter how much the feminists rave about fathers
murdering the kids, its much much more often the mother.
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