Comment Comment by dmix Also ALL violent crime is down 50% since 1993.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ooa98FHuaU0Fear is a powerful weapon. The media and politicians know this and selectively choose which crime stats to promote.Emotional outrage > rational analysis when it comes to selling pageviews and building political support.That is nothing new. Fortunately the internet is helping to temper that imbalance. parent dmix 13 years ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ooa98FHuaU0
Fear is a powerful weapon. The media and politicians know this and selectively choose which crime stats to promote.
Emotional outrage > rational analysis when it comes to selling pageviews and building political support.
That is nothing new. Fortunately the internet is helping to temper that imbalance.