Originally Posted by
gimmick
Before covid murders were down in NY. Should we attribute that to reform? They were at the end of June down 20% from 10 years ago and almost 80% from 27 years ago. Should we also attribute that to reform?
Oh look everyone, gimmick is using the old leftist trick of comparing numbers to "10 years ago" and "27 years ago", in order to avoid dealing with spikes in crimes due to dumb policy.
The US had a long-term crime reduction across the board between 1992 and 2013. I've posted about this many times. While the exact reason for this obviously can't be proven, it was largely attributed to tougher sentencing for violent criminals and a bigger police presence in troubled areas.
Then 2014 happened. Ferguson. Policing was changed. They became afraid to do their jobs. People in bad neighborhoods no longer worried about (nor respected) the police, because they no longer had to. This is known as "The Ferguson Effect", and it caused an instant spike in crime which continued ever since, especially in major cities run by Democrats.
Now these policies have been compounded by the idiotic release of violent criminals due to COVID concerns (even young and healthy ones), along with the moronic cashless bail systems.
Also, where are you getting the data of crime being down in NY before COVID? Everything I have read indicates a rise in crime ever since the cashless bail system was put into place in November 2019. Yes, COVID worsened the situation, but mainly because of the release of violent criminals -- again, an idea from the left.
How about just admitting that your side sucks balls at crime and punishment?
Why is it always the cities under decades of Democratic rule the ones with the worst crime issues? Just a coincidence? Trump's fault somehow?