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While NYC certainly had a street crime problem then, video from a fictional sci-fi movie where New York is converted to a lawless prison island for criminals is
by CPLX 8y ago
While NYC certainly had a street crime problem then, video from a fictional sci-fi movie where New York is converted to a lawless prison island for criminals is a remarkably poor way to support your argument.
- BurningFrog 8y agoMy point is that in 1981 you could make a movie on the premise that NYC would be like this in 16 years. That tells you something about NYC in 1981!! Or so I imagine(d). You're probably right that my intended message doesn't exactly reach everyone...
- CPLX 8y agoIndeed. Using similar logic one could have correctly predicted the 1949 attack on the Empire State Building by a giant ape.