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Re:After violent robberies, some photographers opt to stay a... by whiddershins on Friday December 02, 2022 @08:40AM (#33830277)
This is so hilariously backwards.

The conservative tough on crime policies may have been inhumane or even immoral, but they did reduce crime.

The soft on crime policies have allowed increased crime. Here are US murder rates:

https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/USA/united-states/murd...

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Re:After violent robberies, some photographers opt to stay a... by jemmyw on Friday December 02, 2022 @04:21PM (#33837091)
That chart doesn't support your conclusion. It's not detailed enough to conclude anything except that crime and policing policy is not driving that number at all.
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