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Re:Killings in the U.S. are dropping at a historic rate by dzink on Sunday October 22, 2023 @11:42PM (#37981368)
Lighter policing can lead to more vigilante justice. That would be violent and un or under reported.
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Re:Killings in the U.S. are dropping at a historic rate by galangalalgol on Monday October 23, 2023 @12:28AM (#37981641)
Short sentences that put thieves back in a neighborhood can cause the same thing. Anecdotally some Kenyan neighborhoods get tired if this and entrap thieves with goods left out, then the neighbors beat them, and apparently on occasion burn them to death with gasoline.
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