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Let me ask a different question. Do you think violent crime is on the rise?

by chaps 1y ago

Bender 1y ago
Do you think violent crime is on the rise? Nobody knows the real answer to this. Rather cities have become violent over time and criminals are released shortly after their violent crimes. The general public is well aware of this and why there is a non-partisan rise in home and self defense purchases.
- chaps 1y ago
  Couple more questions: 1. "Nobody knows the real answer to this." Including you? 2. Do you think, specifically for argumentation, that Chicago is going up or down in its murder rates?
- atmavatar 1y ago
  > Rather cities have become violent over time and criminals are released shortly after their violent crimes. Do you have evidence for this? Literally your prior sentence says no one knows, but now you're making a concrete claim that not only is violent crime on the rise, but that we're releasing criminals shortly thereafter. Citation needed. All crime statistics I've seen indicate that violent crime has been on a steady decline for decades. If you have a credible source with data that refutes this, then by all means, please provide a link to it. > The general public is well aware of this and why there is a non-partisan rise in home and self defense purchases. This doesn't really mean anything. It is no surprise that the perception of peril is at an all time high, given reporting on violent crime has dramatically increased over time, especially on right-leaning media. When there isn't anything sufficiently terrifying to report, stuff gets made up (e.g., immigrants eating pets). A fearful audience is more engaged, but perhaps more importantly, a fearful public is easier to manipulate.
- fzeroracer 1y ago
  So if nobody knows the answer to this, why do you trust the federal government to have the answer to this? Why do you think military occupation is the solution?

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Let me ask a different question. Do you think violent crime is on the rise?

by chaps 1y ago

Let me ask a different question. Do you think violent crime is on the rise?

Bender 1y ago
Do you think violent crime is on the rise? Nobody knows the real answer to this. Rather cities have become violent over time and criminals are released shortly after their violent crimes. The general public is well aware of this and why there is a non-partisan rise in home and self defense purchases.
- chaps 1y ago
  Couple more questions: 1. "Nobody knows the real answer to this." Including you? 2. Do you think, specifically for argumentation, that Chicago is going up or down in its murder rates?
- atmavatar 1y ago
  > Rather cities have become violent over time and criminals are released shortly after their violent crimes. Do you have evidence for this? Literally your prior sentence says no one knows, but now you're making a concrete claim that not only is violent crime on the rise, but that we're releasing criminals shortly thereafter. Citation needed. All crime statistics I've seen indicate that violent crime has been on a steady decline for decades. If you have a credible source with data that refutes this, then by all means, please provide a link to it. > The general public is well aware of this and why there is a non-partisan rise in home and self defense purchases. This doesn't really mean anything. It is no surprise that the perception of peril is at an all time high, given reporting on violent crime has dramatically increased over time, especially on right-leaning media. When there isn't anything sufficiently terrifying to report, stuff gets made up (e.g., immigrants eating pets). A fearful audience is more engaged, but perhaps more importantly, a fearful public is easier to manipulate.
- fzeroracer 1y ago
  So if nobody knows the answer to this, why do you trust the federal government to have the answer to this? Why do you think military occupation is the solution?