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Haven't democrats been trying this for decades? Throwing tons of resources at the black communities? And yet their crime rates are still sky-high.

• tootie 6y ago
  Crime rates across the board have dropped by huge amounts in the past 30 years. The recent uptick hasn't gotten us anywhere near the crime rate of the 90s. It's difficult to attribute any particular program as having been helpful or not but we know that a lot of fundamental issues like health care and wages are still very problematic. Most anti-poverty programs are means-tested and go to more white citizens than minority. It's hard to say why crime gas dropped precipitously in NYC but not as much in Chicago. But we do know that aggressive police tactics like Stop and Frisk have been proven to not be part of that success.
  • koheripbal 6y ago
    That has more to do with access to abortion and lower water lead levels than anything else.
  • zarkov99 6y ago
    How do we know that? Anecdotally I am friends with leaders in my local police department and they think proactive policing works.
    • tootie 6y ago
      When NYC ended Stop and Frisk, crime kept going down. It's been studied and there's many potential factors but no conclusive answers.