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| -Lurid Crime Tales- |
| Murders, rapes, armed robberies spike inexplicably in several American cities |
| 2016-06-06 |
| [IBT] As Americans reel from a shocking Memorial holiday in Chicago that saw 66 shootings and six deaths, federal officials are grappling with statistics revealing that several cities across the nation are experiencing troubling, inexplicable spikes in violence. It's too early to call it a solid trend, but the numbers are frightening, say officials. "It's being reported on at local levels, but in my view, it's not getting the attention at the national level it deserves," FBI Director James Comey said recently. "I don't know what the answer is, but holy cow, do we have a problem." Several cities are experiencing hikes in rapes, armed robberies and homicides. But it isn't happening across the board. While Chicago and Los Angeles are seeing homicides rise, for example, other places that would usually follow suit, like Miami and Oakland, are not. And violence, where it is increasing, is off the charts. Homicides in Chicago, which experienced 66 homicides in May alone, are already running 50% higher than in 2015. The FBI indicated in May that crime is up in some 40 US cities, but has not yet released statistics revealing where and how much violence is up. Experts attribute the rise of violence in Chicago to gangs, too many guns, and too little gun-law enforcement. But some -- including Comey -- also speculate that the rift between police and communities where cops have been charged with illegally shooting suspects has made law enforcement officers reluctant to take more action on the street. Others say that breach of trust between residents and police has convinced citizens not to cooperate with law enforcement. Many are scratching their heads over the change in the brave new world of social network relationships and short fuses. "People want a reason, right?" noted police Sergeant Kendale Adams in Indianapolis, which had a record 144 homicides last year. "There's got to be a reason, but when we look at the data it's disturbances, it's drugs, it's even simple disputes on Facebook. It's very lifestyle-oriented, that's what the data is telling is," he told the Associated Press. "Disputes that normally would have been settled through fighting are being settled through lethal means." |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #15 Inexplicable! Some lowhanging fruit is unpickable, Nor even (you racist!) nightstickable. It falls and it spatters. To say that it matters? You'll swing in the breeze. How despicable! |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2016-06-06 23:56 |
| #14 Typical report from ABQ: The two men were having a conversation in the middle of Ortiz Drive when a fight broke out and multiple shots were fired, investigators said...Both of the men were wounded by the gunfire and were taken to a hospital with minor injuries. Neither man cooperated with investigators, and the incident may have been a drug deal that turned violent, police said...witnesses weren't cooperating with the investigation either. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2016-06-06 20:18 |
| #13 Chicago is 2000 cops short, Cook County Judges (Democrats) give any convicted criminal short sentences, IDOC cuts those in half for "good time" and anyone questioning this is racist. Check out "heyjackass.com" for the breakdowns. AND it is coming to your town! |
| Posted by: Jort Wittlesbach4106 2016-06-06 19:12 |
| #12 Yes, Dr. Steve - please watch your six. Time to start looking for another job in another state? Even MC-Free again would be better than Chi-town. :-( |
| Posted by: Barbara 2016-06-06 18:06 |
| #11 Yeah, it'll be another 'Summer Of Love' in Chi-Town. Emperor Rahm has decreed it. Keep yer head down please, Dr. Steve. The area around your work site can get pretty 'hinky' at times. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2016-06-06 16:17 |
| #10 Ammo is obviously the problem. They're skittish about allocations and usage. More is needed. Much, much more. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-06-06 13:23 |
| #9 Somebody needs more range time. Holding the gun sideways like all the cool guys do doesn't help the aim... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2016-06-06 13:06 |
| #8 66 shootings and only 6 deaths? Somebody needs more range time. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2016-06-06 12:57 |
| #7 How's that rampant death penalty without appeal or process working out in your streets and neighborhoods working out for you? How many innocents have been put to death? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-06-06 12:51 |
| #6 #1 Wonder what the composition of the demographic clusters really are? Data be raciss, Skid. And you're a h8ter for even asking the first question that popped into all our heads. Somebody pass the kool-aid, please. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2016-06-06 12:41 |
| #5 This is what happens when embolden thugs and demoralize the lawmen. Enjoy your anarchy, idiots. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2016-06-06 11:33 |
| #4 ...it's even simple disputes on Facebook. Who's buying that one, Sarge? |
| Posted by: Raj 2016-06-06 11:03 |
| #3 Absence of the 'Rule of Law,' tribalism, de-civilization.... totally 'inexplicable.' |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-06-06 10:28 |
| #2 I notice they very carefully report around the demographics of the cities involved or the perps / victims. I wonder why? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2016-06-06 10:23 |
| #1 Wonder what the composition of the demographic clusters really are? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2016-06-06 10:18 |