Gang Members Hold Positions at ‘Highest Levels’ of LA Sheriff’s Department

Re:Gang Members Hold Positions at ‘Highest Levels’ of LA She... by banannaise on Saturday March 11, 2023 @02:45AM (#35106341)

> We are talking about people voting because they are outraged due to recent crime

They're outraged due to recent outrage about crime, which has absolutely nothing to do with recent crime levels and everything to do with recent outrage levels. It's entirely manufactured.

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Re:Gang Members Hold Positions at ‘Highest Levels’ of LA She... by dbsmith83 on Sunday March 12, 2023 @04:42PM (#35125997)

I'm not denying that the media may be talking about crime more, but, at least in my city, crime rates are actually up. In fact, 2021 and 2022 are higher than they've been in 15 years.

Saying people are not outraged about crime, but are outraged about outrage of crime is a little silly. The other side of that coin would just be that people hear more about it and are more informed. So attributing outrage to a media coverage conspiracy is not really meaningful (not to mention difficult to prove) because people are allowed to be outraged at what they want. One could even say the news covers what people are interested in, which is a classic chicken vs. the egg case in this context.

The actual data is more important, and for many cities, it is trending up recently.

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