Violent Criminals & Their Tendencies (Fireworks & the 4th of July)

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   abwilliamsposted 2 years ago

   
   In the News: "Violent Crimes are increasing over Independence Day Holiday, year after year."
   But, with George Soros bought and paid for D.A.'s, in the most crime-ridden cities of all, known for being soft on crime, creating more monsters (aka: violent criminals) in the process...as I type, are we still dumb enough to blame the gun?
   Oh yes, of course we are!
   Just tune into mainstream Propaganda news or a Joe Biden appearance and you will hear how the gun gets a little more violent, with every 4th of July Holiday!!
   
   How to destroy a Republic in five easy steps:
   1) Blame guns (or the climate) for everything!
   2) Open your border, open it WIDE!
   3) Propaganda, Propaganda, Propaganda!
   4) Weaken, demasculate, men!
   5) Destroy all Paul Reveres (aka: the Messengers)
   
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      Sharlee01posted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Agree to all of the above --- and toss in that many of the problems occurred in Democrat cities that have this type of violence year-round.  Maybe due to defunding police or lenient crime laws that let criminals out on the streets.

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      Credence2posted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Disagree, they are not Democrat cities, but big cities. Things are different there then what you would find in either Mayberry or Petticoat Junction. The intelligent and diverse people that live in the larger cities would naturally not be attracted to Republicans in charge.

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   abwilliamsposted 2 years ago

   ....and yet, the same Democrats are elected year after year after year in these crime-ridden cities. If they die off, carbon copies are elected.
   I've yet to hear a good explanation as to, WHY?!?

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      Sharlee01posted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Why? Because they are promised more and more, yet get less and less. Just look at the education these large cities offer. Just start there, keep the population undereducated, and dependent. No better way to keep votes. Promise the moon, and give zero.

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   abwilliamsposted 2 years ago

   Do they have a death wish?

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      Credence2posted 2 years agoin reply to this

      AB, there are no large cities that are controlled by Republicans, so it can't really be seen that if they ran a New York or LA, that the crime situation would be any different.
      
      A more logical explanation is that where there are more people in an area there are naturally going to be more incidents of crime, regardless of who is in charge.
      
      City people are diverse, intelligent, open minded people, these kinds of people don't vote for Republicans, generally.

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         Sharlee01posted 2 years agoin reply to this

         "City people are diverse, intelligent, open minded people, these kinds of people don't vote for Republicans, generally."
         
         Really, is that why big cities have such horrendous education opportunities? Is that why 13.9% live in poverty?

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            Credence2posted 2 years agoin reply to this

            Compared with millions of residents engage at various points in the economy, how does the concerns of Mayberry or Hooterville compare? Are there demographic differences between populations of large cities and small towns?

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               Sharlee01posted 2 years agoin reply to this

               I live in Macomb country Michigan.  Our population 876,792
               
               Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder, and armed robbery happen less often in Macomb than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1136, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.
               
               Yes, there are many differences between the population. Our education system is wonderful, and so are our laws.  My point --- Democrats care little about education, and helping the poor to become well-educated. They promise lots, just don't deliver.
               
               However, we have come far, Moms and Dads, have started to take more of an interest, realizing they are being shafted, and are looking elsewhere with the school of choice.   Maybe having a look at the problems of teacher's unions, and public schools just not delivering suitable educations to their children.

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         abwilliamsposted 2 years agoin reply to this

         And yet New York City was safer and was thriving under Rudy Giuliani.
         At least, at one time, "city people were open minded" enough to hire a Republican.

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            Credence2posted 2 years agoin reply to this

            I will give credit where it is due to Guilliani, but the reviews remain mixed, all the same...
            
            https://www.politifact.com/article/2007 … ing-crime/

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               abwilliamsposted 2 years agoin reply to this

               But, the article does make my point.
               "increased prison terms for proven lawbreakers.
               Better policing tactics and policies", led to the decrease in violent crime, during this time frame.
               We can't continue to slap the hands of habitual criminals, giving them a pass over and over again, then blame something else - GUNS - and expect there will ever again be a decrease in violent crime.

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                  Credence2posted 2 years agoin reply to this

                  Yes, your article makes a point. But, there are not enough examples of Republicans being more effective in governing large cities beyond Giuliani, to whom you want to give credit and for who all the credit may well not be due.

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                     abwilliamsposted 2 years agoin reply to this

                     Because they are NEVER given the opportunity!!
                     Sorry, didn't mean to yell.

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         DrMark1961posted 2 years agoin reply to this

         So when New Yorkers got fed up with getting mugged and killed on the streets and elected a conservative mayor crime did not go down?
         https://www.nber.org/digest/jan03/what- … -york-city
         
         Her point was that it is now going back up and it is time for a change.

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            Credence2posted 2 years agoin reply to this

            I was gracious enough to give Giuliani some credit but he does not deserve all of it.
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            "And it's true. The violent crime rate dropped by 56 percent during the eight years he served as mayor. Murder, down nearly two-thirds. Robbery, down 67 percent. Aggravated assault, down 28 percent.
            
            A city pegged as ungovernable was suddenly born again.
            
            But Giuliani's big claims come with big caveats. While the statistics he cites are accurate, independent experts and studies of the phenomenon suggest Giuliani exaggerates his role. Consider:
            
            • Violent crime in New York began falling three years before Giuliani took office in 1994, U.S. Justice Department records show. Property crime began falling four years before. The decline accelerated during his administration, but the "turnaround" he claims credit for started before him.
            
            • New York was no anomaly, but was part of a trend that saw crime fall sharply nationwide in the 1990s, particularly in big cities. The city with the best record for reducing violent crime during this period? San Francisco.
            
            • Independent studies generally have failed to link the tactics of the Giuliani administration with the large decrease in crime rates.
            
            Rather, many criminologists believe the decline in New York, as in Chicago, San Diego, Miami and elsewhere, was the result of a complex mix of social and demographic changes, including a break in the crack cocaine epidemic, an improving economy, and increased prison terms for proven lawbreakers.
            
            Better policing tactics and policies were likely part of it, experts say, but not to the extent Giuliani claims."
            
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