solidrecommendations t1_j2ezlqk wrote on December 31, 2022 at 7:48 PM

Reply to comment by Turbo2x in DC's murder rate has -11% YoY change from 2021. Wanted to post this for some more positive news around crime, since negative news tends to dominate this space. by donemessedup123

Nobody is forcing you to read the articles. To me, it’s just information to consider and absorb. Ignoring it won’t make the problem go away, but you can if you choose.

[deleted] t1_j2f0qc8 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 7:56 PM

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fullstackbuffoon t1_j2f89vu wrote on December 31, 2022 at 8:50 PM

Pretty ironic considering you’re ignoring the impact of a multi-year global health crisis on the mental wellness and economic stability of a whole lot of people as if those two factors aren’t significant drivers of violent crime.

solidrecommendations t1_j2f91yq wrote on December 31, 2022 at 8:56 PM

Crime was already on the upswing in DC before the pandemic. I’m sure it’s a contributing factor concerning the increase in some types of crime, but to attribute everything to Covid is convenient and naive. I’m not ignoring it … I’m just not buying it as an explanation.

fullstackbuffoon t1_j2fa0s6 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 9:03 PM

No one attributed everything to Covid; that’s you creating strawmen to defend your position. You are hand waving very real factors in the rise of violent crime, and ignoring other factors like police refusing to do their damn job as a result of nationwide movement toward more accountability.

solidrecommendations t1_j2faic2 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 9:07 PM

The other guy was attributing everything (or most) of the increase in crime to Covid … that’s who I was responding to. When did I say I was ignoring other factors? I’m just saying I don’t believe Covid is a significant factor.