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You're saying a lot here so it's a bit tough to respond specifically. But my point is the following: the danger police has decreased hence any talk of increased
by CogitoCogito 6y ago
You're saying a lot here so it's a bit tough to respond specifically. But my point is the following: the danger police has decreased hence any talk of increased danger is certainly wrong. There may be a _perceived_ increase in danger, but that's not the same thing.
It seems pretty clear (to me) to be cultural. Not cultural in some static sense (e.g. American vs Swiss), but cultural as in the culture of policing in the US has been changing over time. Our police has treated American citizens as more dangerous while the opposite is true. The real question is why. Why have Americans idea of the level of crime in society so diverged from reality? Can this be reversed?
- donny2018 6y agoI want to agree with you, but the US is the only 1-st world country in the top of the list of countries by homicide rate per capita: https://www.indexmundi.com/facts/indicators/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5/rankings https://www.indexmundi.com/facts/indicators/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5/r... Which pretty much is in line with what I get about US through my news feed and anecdotally. I don't know why, but there is definitely something wrong with US culture of normalized violence. And the police is just a reflection of that, reaction if you will.