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Capital City Hoo

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The whole crime ridden city v clean countryside debate is just stupid


yet the MAGA guys never give it a rest (and we hear plenty from the snarky elites as well). A few things I'm almost certain are true:

(1) people are still more likely to be the victims of violent crime in urban settings. the difference is not nearly as stark as it was 25 years ago, but it is still there
(2) property crime rates are as high if not higher in rural areas
(3) gun violence, if you include suicide, is higher in rural areas
(4) rural areas have been disproportionately affected (in a bad way) by the opioid epidemic

Not sure why people persist on politicizing all of this shit and demonizing the other "tribe". Plenty of issues to go around, would be good if we could thoughtfully address them. But the grass is greener red staters out there may want to look at the numbers and indicators of quality of life (people moving into the area, suicide, prevalence of drug / alcohol abuse, divorce, etc.) before casting stones. That said, I generally pull for my fellow Americans, not sure that some of y'all do.
[Post edited by Capital City Hoo at 04/23/2024 6:29PM]

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Posted: 04/23/2024 at 6:08PM



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