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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
There has been a sharp increase in gang shootings (and other violent crime) in American cities in the last two years, with many cities seeing historic highs.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/12/us/ho...021/index.html
Lots of explanations offered, including speculation that it’s due in part to the Ferguson Effect - police reacting to intense public scrutiny by pulling back from active policing in the neighbourhoods where gangs are most active. |
But that's exactly what it is - speculation. It says right in the article you posted that there has been a huge spike in gun sales since the pandemic. I would think that has more to do with it than BLM.