Kolek planning to go pro
Terrible news for dentists:Most people think the U.S. crime rate is rising. They're wrong.https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/people-think-crime-rate-up-actually-down-rcna129585"Crime in the United States has declined significantly over the last year, according to new FBI data that contradicts a widespread national perception that law-breaking and violence are on the rise."The FBI data, which compares crime rates in the third quarter of 2023 to the same period last year, found that violent crime dropped 8%, while property crime fell 6.3% to what would be its lowest level since 1961, according to criminologist Jeff Asher, who analyzed the FBI numbers.Murder plummeted in the United States in 2023 at one of the fastest rates of decline ever recorded, Asher found, and every category of major crime except auto theft declined.Yet 92% of Republicans, 78% of independents and 58% of Democrats believe crime is rising, the Gallup survey shows.The most recent annual report, released in October, covered 94% of the country and found that violent crime in 2022 fell back to pre-pandemic levels, with murder dropping 6.1%.Asher maintains a separate database of murder in big cities which found that murder is down 12.7 percent this year, after rising during the pandemic. Retail theft is widely believed to have skyrocketed in some cities, and the industry says it is at “unprecedented” levels. But the data doesn’t necessarily support that thesis.So why are Americans’ perceptions about crime so different from the apparent reality? Asher believes there is a measure of partisanship at work — Republicans are more ready to believe crime is increasing while Democrats hold the White House — but he largely chalks it up to media consumption."
Was recently at a corporate event, in discussions with others many corporations are experiencing heavy level of Trucks hijacked, facilities robbed at gunpoint and constant cyber attacks . They also report many drug related home invasions in the communities they operate in. More and more employees are armed for self protection at home and at work, which creates its own set of problems. Auto theft in these stats is up and is a precursor to even more violent crime.
That being said, I work in an industry that deals exclusively in high value items, tons of valuable shipments with not just FedEx/UPS, but also armored trucks, etc... Ive heard basically nothing in terms of spikes in crime or robberies. I actually received a shipment from an armored carrier this morning. I asked my driver, who worked a decade at their JFK and EWR locations before moving to Florida, if hes seen or heard of any increase in crime related to that, in their company or in the industry, and his response was "not at all, thank god"
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
Due to the decrease in crime, there is no need for additional gun control laws
This is #fakenewsHijacked trucks and robberies are not up at distribution centers or are facilities being robbed at some greater frequency. More blatant lies from Scoop’s resident liar
The Covenant Parents Aren’t Going to Keep Quiet on Gunshttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/26/us/politics/nashville-school-shooting-covenant-parents.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20231227&instance_id=111087&nl=the-morning®i_id=108420427&segment_id=153633&te=1&user_id=d36dcf821462fdd16ec3636710a855faMary Joyce told herself she would be kind, just as she always had been. Say enough, but not too much, she reminded herself.Surely, the members of the Tennessee General Assembly before her would be moved by her testimony at a special session dedicated to public safety.A moderate conservative herself, she would tell them about the day in March when she dropped off her 9-year-old daughter at the Covenant School, a private Christian school tucked into one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Nashville. She would remind them how an assailant wielding powerful rifles killed three of her daughter’s third-grade classmates, the head of the school, a beloved custodian and a substitute teacher.What she wanted now were modest measures that she believed could have prevented the violence and still be accepted by other Republicans.Ms. Joyce and other Covenant parents felt they stood a better chance than anyone at cutting through the divisions on gun control. Among them were former Republican aides, gun owners and lifelong conservatives who could afford to spend days at the legislature.Several parents understood that, for many, the right to bear arms, without any caveat, was an intrinsic piece of American identity. They knew this was particularly true in Tennessee, a state with an official rifle and a history of political retribution for conservatives who disregard the gun lobbyists and their hard-line base.They had watched efforts led by other parents, galvanized by similar tragedy in Texas and other states, become snarled by politics.But the Tennessee legislature proved more hostile than the Covenant parents imagined. And when Ms. Joyce heard just one more gun rights supporter dismiss the parents’ concerns after days of restraint, her patience snapped.The shooter at Covenant “hunted our children with a high-capacity rifle,” Ms. Joyce cried out, her voice cracking, as she confronted the gun rights supporter in the Capitol rotunda. He walked away, but not before suggesting she listen more closely to his arguments.“I have held my composure,” she said, now openly angry despite the crowd that had gathered. “I have stayed calm. I have been silent and quiet and composed. And I am sick of it. Listen to me.”Glad these parents aren't giving up. But they stand no chance against right-wingnuts like these Tennessee politicians, who prefer ARs FOR EVERYBODY! to kids' lives.
The Pinellas County Sheriff says there is an epidemic of gun thefts. https://www.wfla.com/news/pinellas-county/pinellas-county-sheriff-gives-update-on-deadly-christmas-eve-shooting-in-largo/
More non existent crimehttps://www.wfla.com/news/pinellas-county/man-found-shot-after-home-burglary-in-north-redington-beach-deputies-say/Burglar tried to break into another home after being shot by inhabitants in first home.
I bet over lunch with Jamie Dimon you could get him to lobby Pinellas country to have less crime.
Pfffftt, it is because of massive gun ownership that crime is down, obviously. The answer in this case, and every other case, is that no matter whether crime is up or crime is down, more guns are the solution. If we need any laws passed around guns, it is to require all Americans to be armed.
By the FBI and CDC’s own data between 1.5 and 2 million crimes are stopped or prevented because of the presence of a firearm. Facts matter