Why do Americans think they are living with some unprecedented levels of violence, particularly the cities?
Why do Americans think they are living with some unprecedented levels of violence, particularly the cities?
Alexander Wood
Isaac Campbell
because making people feel attacked and defensive allows you to manipulate them into doing things they would otherwise not do. like vote for certain politicians that will fix these perceived problems.
Blake Barnes
Because desire to live better rises quicker than life improvement.
Colton Walker
1) The trend from the 50s to the 90s was definitely one of increasing violence.
2) There has been an increase from 2014-2017, not clear if that will be long term.
3) The invention of the 24 hour news cycle means violent crime gets a lot more news coverage.
Jeremiah Price
When people want to improve things they sometimes need to exaggerate the problem to draw attention to it. Once you understand this general concept you will understand America better. That applies to a lot of different things, not just crime.
Nicholas Clark
I wonder what this place would've been like during the crack epidemic
Luke Diaz
Crime is reported more by the media even though it has gone down like 25%
Elijah Ross
I know people like to point at cable news's need to fill 24 hours, but I think the internet has done more for the perception of an unprecedented crime wave.
Back in the early 90's, you only heard about local crimes, and most of those were petty. Even if you lived somewhere with real crime, you saw your local paper's coverage and that was it. Today, between news aggregators and social media, I get daily stories about 1-3 murders daily pushed at me from towns I have never even heard or will ever go. My police radio scanner app lights up nightly with Chicago's violence.
In a situation where people are bombarded with every drop of misery and suffering in a country of 300,000,000 people as compared with when it was only their local rag, it's going to sound like the end times.
Brayden Flores
653 murders in Chicago is fucking crazy. Norway had 131 murders in the past 5 years.
Evan Mitchell
If only