Minneapolis and Chicago cut police but added detectives and mental health responders. MAGAts told us it was stupid and joked about social workers…

[Menace Sockeyes]

Turns out (stop me if you’ve heard this before) they were wrong and full of crap:

In Minneapolis, police staffing levels continued to drop in 2023. So did crime.

Criminologists say police staffing is only one factor in a vast and complicated universe of what drives crime trends in the U.S.

m.startribune.com

Homicides, shootings continue to decline in Chicago, CPD says

The number of murders, shootings, and carjackings continued to decline, according to the latest crime statistics released by the Chicago Police Department.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[HawkNester]

Key takeaways, more police doesn’t always mean less crime. This is a much more complicated issue than the cons make it out to be. One thing I will say is access to resources plays a big role.

 

[Menace Sockeyes]

Key takeaways, more police doesn’t always mean less crime. This is a much more complicated issue than the cons make it out to be. One thing I will say is access to resources plays a big role.

Bingo!

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

Less cops, less arrests.

Libs: Crime is down!

 

[Menace Sockeyes]

Less cops, less arrests.

Libs: Crime is down!

Hahahaha! Not what it says, you illiterate clown. 😂

 

[HawkNester]

Less cops, less arrests.

Libs: Crime is down!

You’re bad at comprehension. Tracks as a GQP supporter though.

 

[Joes Place]

Turns out (stop me if you’ve heard this before) they were wrong and full of crap:

In Minneapolis, police staffing levels continued to drop in 2023. So did crime.

Criminologists say police staffing is only one factor in a vast and complicated universe of what drives crime trends in the U.S.

m.startribune.com

Homicides, shootings continue to decline in Chicago, CPD says

The number of murders, shootings, and carjackings continued to decline, according to the latest crime statistics released by the Chicago Police Department.

www.cbsnews.com

Unpossible

I was assured by a Resident Idiot that there were Iowa casualties from all the folks who went up to see the Fever-Lynx game a few weeks back. And that it was just a matter of time before we'd see their obits....