3) Doesn't explain the statistical violence peaks of the 1970s and 1980s in our society.
I don't think the OP was making any correlation with crime in the 70s and 80s. You could however link that rise in crime to the spread of crack cocaine through NYC and LA if you really wanted to.
4) We are at one of the least violent and peaceful decades in US History
Interestingly enough, while that is true, our incarceration rate is the highest ever and it started just as the drug war started. See also The New Jim Crow [1]
I don't think the OP was making any correlation with crime in the 70s and 80s. You could however link that rise in crime to the spread of crack cocaine through NYC and LA if you really wanted to.
4) We are at one of the least violent and peaceful decades in US History
Interestingly enough, while that is true, our incarceration rate is the highest ever and it started just as the drug war started. See also The New Jim Crow [1]
[1] http://newjimcrow.com/