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Re:'Calling bullshit': the college class on how not to be du... by tptacek on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @03:15PM (#19685541)
No, the crime level is lower in all 23 US/Mexico border counties. And it's not "not the worst place in the world"; it's better than the both US average and the average of all non-border counties. The problem you are alluding to does not, in the actual FBI data, exist.
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Re:'Calling bullshit': the college class on how not to be du... by s_y_n_t_a_x on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @04:00PM (#19685941)
So we shouldn't do anything about mass shootings because they don't affect the overall crime stats?

We should address any crime problem if there is a solution, not ignore it because it didn't make a large overall difference and the city is safer than other cities.

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Re:'Calling bullshit': the college class on how not to be du... by tptacek on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @04:12PM (#19686066)
The statement you made at the top of this thread is literally and simply false. That's all I came here to say.
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Re:'Calling bullshit': the college class on how not to be du... by s_y_n_t_a_x on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @09:28PM (#19687989)
Citing an FBI statistic doesn't make it safe. Just because those cities have a lower crime rate doesn't mean that a crime problem does not exist.
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