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> Bike theft has long been a problem in Burlington, a city of about 45,000 residents, but it seemed to intensify over the summer and into the fall. Several par

by tomcam 4y ago

> Bike theft has long been a problem in Burlington, a city of about 45,000 residents, but it seemed to intensify over the summer and into the fall. Several paragraphs later: > And in June 2020, the Progressive members of the Council successfully sponsored a measure that sought to reduce the size of the city’s police force by about 30 percent.

iudqnolq 4y ago
> it seemed to intensify over the summer and into the fall. It "seems" interesting that, despite interviewing lots of people who should be in a position to record stats, the article never quantifies the size of the headline issue beyond this sentence. > Several paragraphs later: You seem to be implying the article doesn't connect the progressives to the crime increase . It does, repeatedly.