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Re:Perceptions haven't caught up to decline in crime by redwood on Tuesday September 16, 2014 @10:55PM (#8328296)
My favorite theory: Cellphones. Now black markets do not require real estate, which means no bloodbaths for prime territory. Cellphones turned the black market into a ubiquitous thing that's all about lead gen!
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Re:Perceptions haven't caught up to decline in crime by brownbat on Tuesday September 16, 2014 @11:47PM (#8328476)
Nice. And now Instagram, haven for sales of prescription strength cough syrup: http://noisey.vice.com/blog/lean-on-me

(Though I guess that article still has some threats as spillover, threats on the internet are pretty common, so maybe they're acted out less frequently?)

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