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Guiliani happened to be in office when crime rates are falling drastically and uniformly nationwide, the current best explanation for which is the de-leading of
by elgenie 8y ago
Guiliani happened to be in office when crime rates are falling drastically and uniformly nationwide, the current best explanation for which is the de-leading of gasoline. Whether anything he and Bratton did mattered to that drop is very much an open question; that it involved hassling ordinary citizens and unconstitutional tactics isn't.
- supreme_sublime 8y agoSo you don't agree with the Freakanomics theory that it is a result of Roe Vs Wade?
- elgenie 8y agoThe Roe vs Wade effect was a very good hypothesis for a while, but it doesn't explain at all the runup in crime rates before abortion was legalized, nor does it replicate in other countries that legalized abortion. For further reading on the lead-crime connection, this [1] is a decent survey article. [1] https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2016/02/lead-exposure-gasoline-crime-increase-children-health/ https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2016/02/lead-exposur...