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   From: NoBody@nowhere.com   
      
   On Sat, 16 Aug 2025 23:04:13 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701    
   wrote:   
      
   >https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/3274797-we-have-a-murder-problem-in-   
   >america-especially-in-red-states/   
   >   
   >For the last two years, the nation has been awash in news accounts about   
   >soaring violent crime and murder in cities and states run by Democrats.   
   >That narrative is ubiquitous, particularly in conservative media, where   
   >Democratic mayors are routinely called out and excoriated for turning a   
   >blind eye to crime. That story is half right and half — to be charitable —   
   >lazy and wrong.   
   >   
   >Let’s dispatch with the part that is correct. We have a murder problem in   
   >America, with homicides up sharply in recent years reversing long-term   
   >trends. In addition, many cities with Democratic mayors and governors have   
   >experienced dramatic murder spikes.   
   >   
   >   
   >Now, for the rest of the story. In a report Third Way recently released, we   
   >found that murder was much more prevalent in red states than blue states.   
      
   The statistics come from self-reporting.  The blue states are not   
   reporting all of their data.   
      
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