These cities continue to have a rise in crime and violence....it can't be

You’re waaaay overstating the case. Remember, if it bleeds it leads. -- SixerHoo 05/16/2022 2:03PM

Embiid was robbed of the NBA MVP. Can we agree on that? ** -- Mo Better Hoos 05/16/2022 2:07PM

Hell no. Jokic has better counting stats and is the most efficient player -- wahoo138 05/16/2022 6:09PM

All I know is, if you put me in charge of an NBA pickup game and I got -- WahooRQ 05/17/2022 08:53AM

Don’t follow the NBA. My handle isn’t about those Sixers. -- SixerHoo 05/16/2022 3:07PM

Oh! Ok ** -- Mo Better Hoos 05/16/2022 5:06PM

WTF? Seriously? ** -- Seattle .Hoo 05/16/2022 1:54PM

It's funny. I suggested stronger gun control and the poster ... -- Blah 05/16/2022 2:05PM

He's hand-waving is what he's doing. Just making a statement and expecting -- Seattle .Hoo 05/16/2022 2:09PM

I said "no" because it doesnt work, boss. Many cities who have a high rate -- Mo Better Hoos 05/16/2022 2:08PM

OK so do you think relaxing those laws would help? ** -- HoodatB 05/16/2022 2:10PM

More guns. The solution is always more guns ** -- Hoo TV 05/16/2022 2:59PM

And tax cuts ** -- BocaHoo91 05/16/2022 3:04PM

How about a national mandate boss? Did you ever think ... -- Blah 05/16/2022 2:10PM

I am not being political. How did this discussion become political? -- Mo Better Hoos 05/16/2022 2:13PM

Your initial post ** -- 111Balz 05/16/2022 3:05PM

On a hidden discussion board devoted to politics ** -- The Grand WazHoo 05/16/2022 5:35PM

Yes, they buy them in surrounding states and counties. -- hooshouse 05/16/2022 2:26PM

It doesn't mean a national mandate for stronger gun control won't work. -- Blah 05/16/2022 2:17PM

What cities? ** -- Seattle .Hoo 05/16/2022 2:14PM

Atlanta, Baltimore, Philadelphia, St Louis and Newark ** -- Mo Better Hoos 05/16/2022 2:16PM

And yet I have friends and relatives who live/work in Atlanta, Baltimore -- Seattle .Hoo 05/16/2022 2:19PM

These cities continue to have a rise in crime and violence....it can't be -- Mo Better Hoos 05/16/2022 2:24PM

You'll notice how the More Gun Laws crowd conveniently ignores any -- Hoodafan 05/16/2022 3:10PM

I know this sounds too obvious -- BKhoo 05/16/2022 2:44PM

Yep and this is obvious, too; not every city has the same problems. Gasp!! ** -- Seattle .Hoo 05/16/2022 2:51PM

Democrats' fault, the lazy urban librul bastards! ** -- Hoo TV 05/16/2022 3:03PM

Rise relative to when? But again, income disparities, educational -- Seattle .Hoo 05/16/2022 2:37PM

Do you think cities are surrounded by glass bubbles? Where do you live? ** -- Seattle .Hoo 05/16/2022 2:10PM

Yes....it's a true social problem; one can argue a public health problem -- Mo Better Hoos 05/16/2022 2:03PM

Where's your data and what problem are you trying to solve? ** -- Seattle .Hoo 05/16/2022 2:07PM

I dont have any analytics or data....I am basing my opinions on those who -- Mo Better Hoos 05/16/2022 2:12PM

If you're trying to solve a problem then anecdotes are worthless. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 05/16/2022 2:13PM

I am not. I was posting the question to get you all thoughts on the topic ** -- Mo Better Hoos 05/16/2022 2:18PM

I think the biggest problems are income disparities and affordable housing. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 05/16/2022 2:20PM

A lack of sustainable opportunities. ** -- Mo Better Hoos 05/16/2022 2:25PM

RW trope - cities suck and the heartland is great - just disregard the meth -- HptHokie 05/16/2022 1:56PM

Can't have everything ** -- Hoo TV 05/16/2022 4:00PM

If we're talking violent crime, it was much higher in the 1960s and 1970s -- Seattle .Hoo 05/16/2022 2:01PM

Actually, crime in NYC was the highest in the early 90's. Much higher than -- Hoogle.com 05/16/2022 2:09PM

Not something to worry about. The rich libs only stay in the nice parts -- Hokieesith 05/16/2022 1:39PM

Seems Libs and the right are both good at that ** -- BKhoo 05/16/2022 3:11PM

I was really hoping a dude like Obama would had made it a priority of his -- Mo Better Hoos 05/16/2022 1:53PM

Where do the rich faux conservatives live? ** -- HptHokie 05/16/2022 1:47PM

Waxhaw, NC? ** -- Hoodafan 05/16/2022 2:59PM

Haha. Those are the wannabe rich faux conservatives -- Hoojack 05/16/2022 3:29PM

LOL ** -- HoodatB 05/16/2022 2:04PM

Doesn't matter. ** -- Hokieesith 05/16/2022 1:56PM

I didn't know Rudy Guiliani was a "lib." ** -- Blah 05/16/2022 1:46PM

How do you guys see the future of our rural areas? With the high levels of -- Old Dorms Rule! 05/16/2022 1:33PM

^this is about right ** -- Capital City Hoo 05/16/2022 4:03PM

I dont think blaming or pointing fingers helps anything....people are being -- Mo Better Hoos 05/16/2022 1:41PM

Are you suggesting stronger gun control? ** -- Blah 05/16/2022 1:53PM

No. That does not work or help things. The criminals will always find a -- Mo Better Hoos 05/16/2022 1:54PM

I'm neutral on the topic, but how do you know this as a fact? -- Blah 05/16/2022 1:58PM

I am not demanding anything. I am simply putting the topic out here for -- Mo Better Hoos 05/16/2022 2:06PM

Let's try a national mandate for stronger gun control. Why are you ... -- Blah 05/16/2022 2:09PM

I didnt say I am against it....all I said is that it doesnt work in cities -- Mo Better Hoos 05/16/2022 2:15PM

Good. You're not against it. If you're truly concerned about ... -- Blah 05/16/2022 2:19PM

I think back in NOV more people were returning to NYC than leaving and i -- HooAskedYou 05/16/2022 1:27PM

You mean ripping out statues and changing aunt jemima and uncle Ben’s rice -- TomKazanski 05/16/2022 1:26PM

Pic -- ryno hoo 05/16/2022 1:29PM

Assuming we don’t slip into Yugoslavia in the early ‘90s, very bright. -- hoolstoptheheels 05/16/2022 1:24PM

Questions: how do cities collect a commuter tax for employees that work -- Hoogle.com 05/16/2022 1:34PM

So, if I log onto a server, I pay income tax to the jurisdiction of the -- hoolstoptheheels 05/16/2022 1:43PM

Hide your daughters. Barricade your house. Cory Booker is coming for you. ** -- Blah 05/16/2022 1:22PM

This a serious question or a troll post? -- tchoo 05/16/2022 1:19PM

It's a serious question...hoping to read what you great minds here have to -- Mo Better Hoos 05/16/2022 1:30PM

Arent crime rates still lower than historical levels (e.g. 70s-90s?) -- tchoo 05/16/2022 2:17PM

Just to add. Mental health must be addressed. Id reckon the majority of -- HooAskedYou 05/16/2022 3:41PM

Instead of 2 I'd say make birth control... -- GoochlandHoo 05/16/2022 3:26PM

I'm neutral on the topic, but isn't gun control one of the suggestions? -- Blah 05/16/2022 1:40PM

Why can't it be a serious question? Many are fleeing cities and frightened -- ryno hoo 05/16/2022 1:21PM

Like Kyiv comrade? ** -- Blah 05/16/2022 1:23PM

LOL. I know those record levels of violent crime and urban decay. I hear -- WahooRQ 05/16/2022 1:09PM

Yes, according to the Maga faction of my family, NYC doesn't have -- HoosWillWin 05/16/2022 1:26PM

ACTUAL PICTURE OF DOWNTOWN PORTLAND TODAY.....!! -- Seattle .Hoo 05/16/2022 2:43PM

I knew it! ** -- HoosWillWin 05/16/2022 3:52PM

Maga people should put the same time and energy into their own places -- Capital City Hoo 05/16/2022 1:42PM

Agree. Also 2020 made people question a LOT of assumptions. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 05/16/2022 2:53PM

My wife and I head to NYC on Saturday. Picked up a pair -- BocaHoo91 05/16/2022 1:12PM

My family is going the following weekend. We love NYC. ** -- HoosWillWin 05/16/2022 1:27PM

You and the wife planning to spend a lot of time in Brownsville? -- JMHoo 05/16/2022 1:21PM

Most of the places you list have been gentrifying rapidly -- Capital City Hoo 05/16/2022 2:11PM

Link -- JMHoo 05/16/2022 2:16PM

I'm sure you could find similarly high crime neighborhoods in every major -- BocaHoo91 05/16/2022 3:02PM

They prefer truth over your crime facts! ** -- Hoodafan 05/16/2022 2:52PM

Too funny. that "article" is the NYC equivalent to "keep your head on a -- Capital City Hoo 05/16/2022 2:33PM

You probably couldn’t afford to live in Bed Stuy now you racist idiot. ** -- WahooRQ 05/16/2022 2:04PM

Keep your head on a swivel. -- Faz d. Hoo 05/16/2022 1:16PM

If you find yourself under attack in the Sutton Place area, -- BocaHoo91 05/16/2022 1:48PM

I see gentrification ** -- Charleston Cav 05/16/2022 12:55PM

There has been a 3 to 4 decade trend towards urbanization in the US -- nyhoo 05/16/2022 12:51PM

People moving from NY to FL. That ain't news. And pot-smoking in the -- Seattle .Hoo 05/16/2022 2:34PM

Have you ever had young children ? -- nyhoo 05/16/2022 3:05PM

Yes, I have. But "what about the children" seems like a trope as well. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 05/16/2022 6:29PM

Well that makes no sense at all. Quality of life is all about the children -- nyhoo 05/17/2022 03:21AM

The correction trend seems to be favoring close in suburbs or hip college -- WahooRQ 05/16/2022 2:10PM

A correction was inevitable but I don't anticipate a reversal. -- Faz d. Hoo 05/16/2022 1:15PM

I think the Boeing HQ move to NOVA was silly. I don't get it. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 05/16/2022 2:40PM

Wait until your friends live through a full summer and a bad -- BocaHoo91 05/16/2022 12:59PM

Would be curious about a per capita analysis of your assertions. Drugs? -- HoosWillWin 05/16/2022 12:42PM

Yes, but the drug trade in parts of major cities are inflamed with a very -- Mo Better Hoos 05/16/2022 12:45PM

I know The Wire makes it seem that way. However, what makes -- HoosWillWin 05/16/2022 1:25PM

No. I don't have "recorded data" or analytics...but I know a lot of people -- Mo Better Hoos 05/16/2022 1:33PM

Sure you do! -- Fuzzy Dunlop 05/16/2022 1:39PM

Hmmm....I thought the climate was on the cold side in Canada...no? ** -- Mo Better Hoos 05/16/2022 1:56PM

Urban violence is a myth. -- ResistHoo 05/16/2022 12:35PM

I don't know the reason,but the Charlottesville metro area has grown by 13% -- Hoogle.com 05/16/2022 1:30PM

Are you talking about the MSA which does expand based on population growth -- Hooooooooooooooo 05/16/2022 1:51PM

Newspaper article. ** -- Hoogle.com 05/16/2022 2:02PM

Yes, great points! Cities are dying unfortunately. ** -- ryno hoo 05/16/2022 12:31PM

Buh who's the President ryno? who is it? answer it! ANSWER IT!!!!!! ** -- HokieDan95 05/16/2022 12:39PM

I think they'll be just fine** -- BocaHoo91 05/16/2022 12:31PM

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