PartySick 174,917 Posted March 22, 2024 Share Posted March 22, 2024 This is why Americans are dumb The objective reality is that murder rates, violent crimes, theft, and property crimes have all fallen. Especially since the small surge in 2020. And that large cities have crime rates that are a fraction of rural areas. Yet according to polls, ~70% of Americans are under the impression that crime rates have gone up and that places like New York, Chicago, Detroit, or Los Angeles are lawless. Delusional electorates make poor decisions. Whimsical bitch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladle Ghoulash 55,373 Posted March 22, 2024 Share Posted March 22, 2024 4 minutes ago, PartySick said: This is why Americans are dumb The objective reality is that murder rates, violent crimes, theft, and property crimes have all fallen. Especially since the small surge in 2020. And that large cities have crime rates that are a fraction of rural areas. Yet according to polls, ~70% of Americans are under the impression that crime rates have gone up and that places like New York, Chicago, Detroit, or Los Angeles are lawless. Delusional electorates make poor decisions. A byproduct of both propaganda and the fact that we’ve had the privilege of living through a period of 3 decades where crime rates have been steadily dropping, so now people’s threshold for what they consider to be “rampant crime” or a huge surge in crime is largely ahistorical. We have forgotten our public MANNERS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladle Ghoulash 55,373 Posted March 22, 2024 Share Posted March 22, 2024 It’s also funny to me how headlines will run with stories like “car theft is up 25%!!” and it’s like…25% relative to what, though? If we’re already working with a relatively low number, 25% isn’t as stark as it sounds; that’d be like being in a room with 4 people and one other person walks in and you say, “There are now 25% more people in the room than there were 5 minutes ago.” We have forgotten our public MANNERS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PartySick 174,917 Posted March 22, 2024 Share Posted March 22, 2024 3 minutes ago, Ladle Ghoulash said: A byproduct of both propaganda and the fact that we’ve had the privilege of living through a period of 3 decades where crime rates have been steadily dropping, so now people’s threshold for what they consider to be “rampant crime” is largely ahistorical. "The crime trend nationally is incredibly positive - unless you own a Kia or a Hyundai" I wonder why car thefts have gone up. Still a lot lower than they have been historically but it's an interesting outlier stat Regardless though, this is something we should be happy about Whimsical bitch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roughhouse Dandy 13,934 Posted March 22, 2024 Share Posted March 22, 2024 12 minutes ago, PartySick said: I wonder why car thefts have gone up. Still a lot lower than they have been historically but it's an interesting outlier stat Regardless though, this is something we should be happy about I steal every tesla I come across and drive it into the nearest large body of water. This is my Hannah Montana™️ lipgloss. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PartySick 174,917 Posted March 22, 2024 Share Posted March 22, 2024 11 minutes ago, Roughhouse Dandy said: I steal every tesla I come across and drive it into the nearest large body of water. The hero we needed Whimsical bitch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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