[lbo-talk] How's It Feel

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Thu Apr 17 11:04:55 PDT 2003


Chris Doss wrote:


>> >> Well, New York's murder rate is double Moscow's.
>>>
>>> Hey, but it's less than half what it was a decade ago!
>>
>>Must be because of all those new strict gun laws.
>>
>>Oh, wait.
>
>Seriously, what's the likely cause?

Standard diagnosis: changing demographics (fewer teens), decline of crack, better policing, heavy incarceration.

Doug



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