ABC News: 'It's just crazy': 12 major cities hit all-time homicide records

[Jay Walk]

Dead is Dead.

"other" violent crimes are down because they do not arrest or prosecute for those.

Dead makes the tally most every time.

 

[arakboss]

Can't speak for nationwide, but the Philadelphia's elected DA has actually proclaimed that there is no uptick in criminal violence in Philadelphia. That's a pretty surprising thing to say, given Philly's record-breaking homicide tally.

Well, explains the DA, it's because all other violent crimes (except for armed robbery) actually show a decline over previous years' statistics. Yeah, I love it. Across all the stats, it's a wash - flat - no increase at all! Full pause. OK, the motivation for the DA's argument is understandable, given that he's probably a tad bit defensive about what's been happening on his watch.

But, is there even any real support for his argument at all. Are those other crimes really down, or is that statistical decline simply misleading? I could only vote for "really down" if I ignore that crime statistics correlate best with what the cops are doing, rather than with what the criminals are doing. In this case, there's little room to argue that police "stats" are inescapably impacted by lack of administration support, department morale problems, force reductions (defunding, and officers escaping to other departments or early retirement), and diminishing 911 calls because "what's the use of calling?" (if the cops don't show up, or if BLM convinced me I'll get shot 'cause I'm BIPOC, or if the DA won't prosecute, or if the sentence will be only a slap on the wrist anyway).

So, my vote goes to "misleading"; there are just too many real-world variables that can combine to artificially lower those "all other" crime stats in spite of what's really happening on the streets of Philadelphia. I think the Philly DA is treading water and grasping at straws. However, I wouldn't be surprised to hear the DA's argument regurgitated by other big city administrations in the next couple of months.

Philadelphia DA walks back comments saying city has no crime crisis after former mayor calls him out

The Philadelphia District Attorney is walking back comments made earlier in the week when he claimed that the city does not have a crime problem despite homicides reaching a record number in 2021.

www.foxnews.com

 

[titsonritz]

 

[The B]

lets not forget, however, that these are total numbers, not per capita, and, more relevantly, are almost all gang members.

 

[Ura-Ki]

Hum, Blue cities in Blue states, major uptick in crimes across the board, gee, who woulda guessed that's what would happen?

Puff Puff Pass the stub, nothing to see here!

 

[Dungannon]

Then run for election on the promise to clean up the mess, that they made

It's called 'riding to your own rescue.' Congress has refined the role to perfection; state and city politicians emulate whatever messaging works for re-election. And none of the politicians suffers a sense of responsibility for those outcomes as their moral/ethical backbone is as flexible as a noodle.

 

[revjen45]

Every problem we have is due to systemic racism &/or Global Climate Change, &/or CHICOM19.

 

[Cavedweller]

What a propogandist piece of garbage. I would bet my next year's income that most or all of those police officials interviewed gave a root cause answer that was conveniently omitted due to it clashed with ABC's political bias.

It is a pretty worthless serving of word salad. Just a space filler. Did you notice how everything is framed in the passive voice, as if things "just happen"? No real analysis. No attribution of responsibility. Not worth reading.

 

[titsonritz]

Up to 16 cities now, with 13 days to go maybe we'll hit 20 by 1/2022.

 

[Bacchus]

Socialism doesn't work, kids.

 

[Alexx1401]

Socialism doesn't work, kids.

That's why we keep trying it over and over again. Surely this time it will be done "right".

 

[titsonritz]

That's why we keep trying it over and over again. Surely this time it will be done "right".

 

[gryghin]

I don't think this is too bad... there's plenty of places that aren't infected... I mean affected by the increase in crime.

 

[Stomper]

If the people as a majority don't start demanding change, I hope it doubles next year. Not that I wish death upon anyone, but stupidity has to have a steep price.

Oh, there's PLENTY of people that I wish death upon…. A slow, terrifying death at that.


They're all in for the shiete as soon as I find some genie in a bottle and get my three wishes!

 

[Xaevian]

They're all in for the shiete as soon as I find some genie in a bottle and get my three wishes!

 

[parallax]

Oh, there's PLENTY of people that I wish death upon…. A slow, terrifying death at that.


They're all in for the shiete as soon as I find some genie in a bottle and get my wish