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Source, does gang/drug violence really account for a lot of our violence? This says only 16% of homicides are drug related. https://www.niagararecovery.com/blo

• bilbo0s 2y ago
  I think HN User potato3732842's comment was probably true back in the 90's. But now, yes, the nature of threats to US citizens have changed. There has obviously been a decrease in the whole drug and gang violence side because of interdiction and enforcement. Meanwhile a massive expansion of the whole "school or workplace shooter" thing. Law enforcement has not changed to effectively meet this threat yet, so it seems like it's happening with impunity. Just as in the 90's law enforcement had not changed to meet the drug violence threat yet, so drug violence seemed like it happened with impunity back then. We just need for law enforcement to increase the pace at which they adapt to meet new threats.