Killings in the U.S. are dropping at a historic rate

Re:Killings in the U.S. are dropping at a historic rate by raincole on Sunday October 22, 2023 @11:35PM (#37981321)

I'll say it again: "Dropping at a historic rate" is such a weird thing to brag when it's just falling back to the pre-Covid level.

I didn't mix up anything. Covid is a very abnormal event, and seeing the numbers go back to pre-Covid quickly after Covid is more or less expected. It's a good thing (if it's true), but not that newsworthy.

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Re:Killings in the U.S. are dropping at a historic rate by ncallaway on Monday October 23, 2023 @12:18AM (#37981566)

> but not that newsworthy.

It may be expected, but I disagree that it's not newsworthy. If a sharp-rise is newsworthy, then it's also important to inform people of the sharp-drop. Even if it makes sense to expect a sharp-drop after an anomalous sharp-rise, if you only report the sharp-rise then you leave people misinformed about the current situation.

I think it's fine to complain about the framing of the article, but I think the fact itself is newsworthy.

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Re:Killings in the U.S. are dropping at a historic rate by lostmsu on Monday October 23, 2023 @01:41AM (#37981998)

Technically right, but using "historic" instead of "pre-COVID" is a form of propaganda targeted to people who don't pay attention, and is rightly flagged.

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Re:Killings in the U.S. are dropping at a historic rate by ncallaway on Monday October 23, 2023 @10:30AM (#37986150)

> I think it's fine to complain about the framing of the article

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