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That's pretty clearly not it. The UK for example has seen no spike in murders: https://www.statista.com/statistics/283093/homicides-in-the-uk/ https://www.stat

That's pretty clearly not it. The UK for example has seen no spike in murders: https://www.statista.com/statistics/283093/homicides-in-the-uk/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/283093/homicides-in-the-... The most obvious explanation is also the simplest: American cities spent most of 2020 attacking their own police forces, psychologically and financially.

ceejayoz 6y ago
> That's pretty clearly not it. The UK for example has seen no spike in murders... The UK - and the rest of the developed world - did a lot more income support to the general public. https://www.newsweek.com/heres-how-us-coronavirus-stimulus-package-compares-other-countries-around-world-1497360 https://www.newsweek.com/heres-how-us-coronavirus-stimulus-p... > Britain's government is issuing grants covering 80 percent of unemployed workers' salaries up to a total of £2,500 ($3,084) a month. The package also reportedly contains statutory sick pay for employees that have been told to self-isolate. That's more per month than the US has given in total.