US cities that defunded their police are continuing to experience historic crime waves
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GNL
2022 Sep 4, 6:31pm
GNL
2022 Sep 4, 6:31pm
Patrick says
Was it really a surprise to them. Me thinks everything we're experiencing is on purpose.
Patrick says
Ok, so, almost crime free? Even a 97% surge would still make it low crime.
In a total surprise to the party in power, criminals continued to commit crimes.
Was it really a surprise to them. Me thinks everything we're experiencing is on purpose.
Patrick says
Despite the city being virtually crime-free for the first half of 2020, by the end of the year murders were up 44 percent, shootings up 97 percent, car thefts up 67 percent and burglaries up 42 percent. ...
Ok, so, almost crime free? Even a 97% surge would still make it low crime.
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HeadSet
2022 Sep 5, 6:45am
HeadSet
2022 Sep 5, 6:45am
GNL says
And trending upward.
Ok, so, almost crime free? Even a 97% surge would still make it low crime.
And trending upward.
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Patrick
2022 Sep 11, 1:52pm
Patrick
2022 Sep 11, 1:52pm
https://notthebee.com/article/a-guy-impersonating-a-cop-pulled-over-a-guy-who-turned-out-to-be-a-real-cop-you-can-guess-what-happened-next
Here's a bit of very useful information for anyone on the road, by the way:
"As a reminder, law enforcement vehicles come in many different sizes and shapes," Bright police officials said. "If you ever have a question about an unmarked vehicle pulling you over, please put your hazard (lights) on, continue at a safe speed, and call 9-1-1 to confirm the identity of the vehicle."
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gabbar
2022 Sep 11, 6:36pm
gabbar
2022 Sep 11, 6:36pm
Isn't fear and chaos in the lives of ordinary people in the interest of the elites? If yes, why should there be law and order? Just playing devil's advocate here.
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Patrick
2022 Sep 14, 8:09pm
Patrick
2022 Sep 14, 8:09pm
https://nitter.pussthecat.org/Not_the_Bee/status/1569656070037020678
@libsoftiktok
Sep 13
Newly released footage of a May robbery shows two men being robbed at gunpoint while eating in a restaurant in Los Angeles. Welcome to California.
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WookieMan
2022 Sep 15, 4:58am
WookieMan
2022 Sep 15, 4:58am
Patrick says
Old comment, but it's why I no longer go to Chicago anymore. I hear about waaaaay more than you outsiders do (not a knock). I just have OTA TV and get the Chicago affiliate stations. So I hear the stories every morning, don't really watch. 50% of Chicago is a war zone basically. And now it's spreading into tourist areas with crime.
I believe I looked up before, but over the same time span of the Iraq war, more Americans died in Chicago ALONE than in Iraq. CPD is having record numbers of officer suicides this year. Cops are leaving in droves once vested and going to suburban departments or other states for similar pay and generally sitting around, and most dangerous part of a day would be dealing with a domestic situation instead of being shot at.
It will continue to get worse. I don't know that major cities can turn it around. It could take decade(s). Kind of late 80's-90's style. I personally don't get it. I mean pot is legal in IL now, so that crime should have dropped off the map, but bangers are still fighting for territory. Opioids are the devil man and that's what it is. Coke and crack in the same realm.
Came to find out when I was in Montana that it almost destroyed/killed the wife of a very good friend. Is a nurse, makes good money. She was fired for stealing pills at the hospital. I don't even take OTC meds for pain.
Drug thing aside, I also feel like some of the crime is just stealing from people on the street or car jacking. And that's what is happening in the tourist areas of Chicago. You cannot have a thriving city if that shit is happening.
Old comment, but it's why I no longer go to Chicago anymore. I hear about waaaaay more than you outsiders do (not a knock). I just have OTA TV and get the Chicago affiliate stations. So I hear the stories every morning, don't really watch. 50% of Chicago is a war zone basically. And now it's spreading into tourist areas with crime.
I believe I looked up before, but over the same time span of the Iraq war, more Americans died in Chicago ALONE than in Iraq. CPD is having record numbers of officer suicides this year. Cops are leaving in droves once vested and going to suburban departments or other states for similar pay and generally sitting around, and most dangerous part of a day would be dealing with a domestic situation instead of being shot at.
It will continue to get worse. I don't know that major cities can turn it around. It could take decade(s). Kind of late 80's-90's style. I personally don't get it. I mean pot is legal in IL now, so that crime should have dropped off the map, but bangers are still fighting for territory. Opioids are the devil man and that's what it is. Coke and crack in the same realm.
Came to find out when I was in Montana that it almost destroyed/killed the wife of a very good friend. Is a nurse, makes good money. She was fired for stealing pills at the hospital. I don't even take OTC meds for pain.
Drug thing aside, I also feel like some of the crime is just stealing from people on the street or car jacking. And that's what is happening in the tourist areas of Chicago. You cannot have a thriving city if that shit is happening.
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Patrick
2022 Sep 23, 1:48pm
Patrick
2022 Sep 23, 1:48pm
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/09/cops-returning-television-cancelled-black-lives-matter-riots-george-floyd/
The long-running television show COPS is returning to television, two years after it was canceled during the Black Lives Matter riots over George Floyd.
The popular show debuted in March of 1989 and ran until June 9, 2020, when Paramount pulled it off the air in support of Black Lives Matter.
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Ceffer
2022 Sep 23, 2:55pm
Ceffer
2022 Sep 23, 2:55pm
WookieMan says
Entire midwest used to go to Chicago for urban entertainment. I went every two years or so sent by my professional committee, usually in early fall. I liked it then for the days I was there, was surprised I could afford a spacious brownstone in the best leafy areas around Hancock building if I wanted to transfer my California equity.
It's reduction of more complex, advanced civilization back to feuding warlords status. Instead of feuding political factions, you have literal pidgin chieftains wandering the infrastructure shells they have no capacity to maintain. This all, of course, is the programmed destruction inflicted by the subversives and treasonistas.
And that's what is happening in the tourist areas of Chicago. You cannot have a thriving city if that shit is happening.
Entire midwest used to go to Chicago for urban entertainment. I went every two years or so sent by my professional committee, usually in early fall. I liked it then for the days I was there, was surprised I could afford a spacious brownstone in the best leafy areas around Hancock building if I wanted to transfer my California equity.
It's reduction of more complex, advanced civilization back to feuding warlords status. Instead of feuding political factions, you have literal pidgin chieftains wandering the infrastructure shells they have no capacity to maintain. This all, of course, is the programmed destruction inflicted by the subversives and treasonistas.
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Patrick
2022 Sep 30, 1:29pm
Patrick
2022 Sep 30, 1:29pm
https://nitter.pussthecat.org/DarnelSugarfoo/status/1575699099071881216
Rosie's NATO Application
@DarnelSugarfoo
16h
We're not a proper country anymore. Not even close.
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HeadSet
2022 Sep 30, 2:41pm
HeadSet
2022 Sep 30, 2:41pm
Must be embarrassing for that cop, be outmuscled and car stolen by that half naked woman.
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richwicks
2022 Sep 30, 3:40pm
richwicks
2022 Sep 30, 3:40pm
Patrick says
That show mostly existed to normalize police abuse. It happened all the time in that show. I hated it so fucking much.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/09/cops-returning-television-cancelled-black-lives-matter-riots-george-floyd/
The long-running television show COPS is returning to television, two years after it was canceled during the Black Lives Matter riots over George Floyd.
The popular show debuted in March of 1989 and ran until June 9, 2020, when Paramount pulled it off the air in support of Black Lives Matter.
That show mostly existed to normalize police abuse. It happened all the time in that show. I hated it so fucking much.
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fdhfoiehfeoi
2022 Sep 30, 7:31pm
fdhfoiehfeoi
2022 Sep 30, 7:31pm
My Mom said they have record car theft in Denver since it was reclassified as a misdemeanor. Sounds like Denver is a year behind San Francisco, who'd of thought we'd ever say that.
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mell
2022 Sep 30, 9:28pm
NuttBoxer says
It may surpass SF very soon, may already be worse crime wise
My Mom said they have record car theft in Denver since it was reclassified as a misdemeanor. Sounds like Denver is a year behind San Francisco, who'd of thought we'd ever say that.
It may surpass SF very soon, may already be worse crime wise
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Patrick
2022 Oct 1, 11:24am
Patrick
2022 Oct 1, 11:24am
https://nypost.com/2022/09/29/emt-in-serious-condition-after-getting-stabbed-in-queens/
Dead. That's a pretty serious condition.
Democrat-run cities are not safe.
Dead. That's a pretty serious condition.
Democrat-run cities are not safe.
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Patrick
2022 Oct 4, 10:11am
Patrick
2022 Oct 4, 10:11am
Democrats have many weaknesses as their failures have become obvious to all, but I think the biggest one is their toleration of and even support for violent crime.
https://spectatorworld.com/topic/i-wanted-to-leave-california-before-it-was-cool/
We should all be pointing out that the Democratic Party is the party of violent crime.
https://spectatorworld.com/topic/i-wanted-to-leave-california-before-it-was-cool/
Perhaps the thing that has pushed me over the edge is that my elected leaders don’t care about my safety.
We should all be pointing out that the Democratic Party is the party of violent crime.
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WookieMan
2022 Oct 22, 7:46am
WookieMan
2022 Oct 22, 7:46am
NuttBoxer says
I go to Denver annually every year outside 2 years during covid. Since 2016, although had a few layovers overnight hotel stays as well. From my short visits it seems like there's more of a bad element there from my last visit. I usually meet up with some buddies and do a Red Rocks show run with one of our favorite jam bands.
Have a bunch of past high school classmates that moved out there. Some of my IL friends go out there to ski snowboard. Most were clean outside of booze and pot. Two of the guys living out there are now on heroin. So car theft would make sense if that drug scene is ramping up for formerly normal white guys from the midwest.
I think Denver just grew way too fast with the whole legal pot stuff and fracking. With so many legal pot states now, I just don't see the migration into CO continuing at its previous pace. Much of the migration into the Denver area was druggies and potheads that weren't generally good members of society. And not that potheads cannot be good citizens, but the hardcore ones are lazy bums. As mention before, I'm into jam bands, but never got that much into pot. The element you see at shows, especially Red Rocks is interesting to say the least. Lot o drugs.
That airport can suck a horses cock as well. If you board or deplane at the wrong gate it's possible to lose two pounds of weight with the walking just to get to the god damn baggage claim even taking the train. And the baggage claim takes FOREVER there. Last time there back in September, I think I logged 2 miles of walking in just the airport. Being hyperbolic about the weight loss, but that's a poorly designed airport.
My Mom said they have record car theft in Denver since it was reclassified as a misdemeanor. Sounds like Denver is a year behind San Francisco, who'd of thought we'd ever say that.
I go to Denver annually every year outside 2 years during covid. Since 2016, although had a few layovers overnight hotel stays as well. From my short visits it seems like there's more of a bad element there from my last visit. I usually meet up with some buddies and do a Red Rocks show run with one of our favorite jam bands.
Have a bunch of past high school classmates that moved out there. Some of my IL friends go out there to ski snowboard. Most were clean outside of booze and pot. Two of the guys living out there are now on heroin. So car theft would make sense if that drug scene is ramping up for formerly normal white guys from the midwest.
I think Denver just grew way too fast with the whole legal pot stuff and fracking. With so many legal pot states now, I just don't see the migration into CO continuing at its previous pace. Much of the migration into the Denver area was druggies and potheads that weren't generally good members of society. And not that potheads cannot be good citizens, but the hardcore ones are lazy bums. As mention before, I'm into jam bands, but never got that much into pot. The element you see at shows, especially Red Rocks is interesting to say the least. Lot o drugs.
That airport can suck a horses cock as well. If you board or deplane at the wrong gate it's possible to lose two pounds of weight with the walking just to get to the god damn baggage claim even taking the train. And the baggage claim takes FOREVER there. Last time there back in September, I think I logged 2 miles of walking in just the airport. Being hyperbolic about the weight loss, but that's a poorly designed airport.
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clambo
2022 Oct 22, 8:04am
People are voting with their feet; lots of people are escaping NYC, NJ, CT, MA cities and moving south.
There was once a large migration northward of blacks from the South after the Civil War.
Today there's a large migration of whites southward, to escape taxes, snow, assholes, and CRIME by blacks and other brown skinned people.
There was once a large migration northward of blacks from the South after the Civil War.
Today there's a large migration of whites southward, to escape taxes, snow, assholes, and CRIME by blacks and other brown skinned people.
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Maga_Chaos_Monkey
2022 Oct 22, 8:10am
Maga_Chaos_Monkey
2022 Oct 22, 8:10am
clambo says
And a lot of migration South after AC and refrigeration were invented. Not many people lived in the South at the time of the civil war because the heat and humidity are pretty unbearable without those. That's how the South wound up with so many Republicans, not some mythological party flipping the dems like to claim.
There was once a large migration northward of blacks from the South after the Civil War.
And a lot of migration South after AC and refrigeration were invented. Not many people lived in the South at the time of the civil war because the heat and humidity are pretty unbearable without those. That's how the South wound up with so many Republicans, not some mythological party flipping the dems like to claim.
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WookieMan
2022 Oct 22, 12:20pm
WookieMan
2022 Oct 22, 12:20pm
just_passing_through says
I don't mind it actually. IL can be just as humid and hot. I like sweating. Going to Mexico in November. Free steam room and sauna at the resort. I'll usually do a morning session around 5-6am to burn of the booze from the night before. Then drink a bunch of water to rehydrate from beer and sweating and do a couple laps walking around the resort. Then start drinking at 8-9am after a shower. Mimosa then switch to beer.
This is vacation mode, not what I do daily. If staying on resort that day the post lunch nap is critical. Just 1 hour. Then back at it. Off resort I pace myself much better. I used to get college level crazy on vacation in my 20's and even 30's. I've got the formula down now. Last vacation puke was 2020 during covid in TN. I honestly was depressed with the covid shutdown shit so I just got hammered one night. One bout of hurling and I felt better. I had fun, but that was probably the worst vacation mentally I've ever had. Other issues with the people we traveled with as well that set it off poorly.
Jesus, I'm in tangent mode lately. Sorry. TMI?
Not many people lived in the South at the time of the civil war because the heat and humidity are pretty unbearable without those.
I don't mind it actually. IL can be just as humid and hot. I like sweating. Going to Mexico in November. Free steam room and sauna at the resort. I'll usually do a morning session around 5-6am to burn of the booze from the night before. Then drink a bunch of water to rehydrate from beer and sweating and do a couple laps walking around the resort. Then start drinking at 8-9am after a shower. Mimosa then switch to beer.
This is vacation mode, not what I do daily. If staying on resort that day the post lunch nap is critical. Just 1 hour. Then back at it. Off resort I pace myself much better. I used to get college level crazy on vacation in my 20's and even 30's. I've got the formula down now. Last vacation puke was 2020 during covid in TN. I honestly was depressed with the covid shutdown shit so I just got hammered one night. One bout of hurling and I felt better. I had fun, but that was probably the worst vacation mentally I've ever had. Other issues with the people we traveled with as well that set it off poorly.
Jesus, I'm in tangent mode lately. Sorry. TMI?
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Patrick
2022 Oct 30, 7:19pm
Patrick
2022 Oct 30, 7:19pm
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11371201/LA-mom-speaks-husband-daughter-stabbed-death-Kohls-parking-lot.html
Heartbroken LA mom speaks out after her husband and daughter were BOTH stabbed to death in Kohl's parking lot during 'random' attack by homeless man
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richwicks
2022 Dec 1, 2:01pm
richwicks
2022 Dec 1, 2:01pm
WookieMan says
I love the Denver Airport. Go to Chicago or NYC and see if you complain then. Midway, O'Hare, or JFK are infinitely worse. Not only are their poorly laid out, everybody that works there is a fucking asshole.
That airport can suck a horses cock as well. If you board or deplane at the wrong gate it's possible to lose two pounds of weight with the walking just to get to the god damn baggage claim even taking the train.
I love the Denver Airport. Go to Chicago or NYC and see if you complain then. Midway, O'Hare, or JFK are infinitely worse. Not only are their poorly laid out, everybody that works there is a fucking asshole.
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WookieMan
2022 Dec 1, 2:45pm
WookieMan
2022 Dec 1, 2:45pm
richwicks says
Midway is fine. My home airport. You can get in and out in under 2 minutes from the furthest gate. MDW just finished updates and is much nicer than 3-4 years ago. Denver, like ATL is a shit hole of trains to get you anywhere. Even without checked bags just assume an hour to get out of the fucking building. I'll agree O'hare is shit. Midway is a good airport though. Maybe I'm biased. I also have my car there, so no dealing with that shit.
Worst airports I've been to is Kansas City and St. Louis. Pure shit. St. Thomas, USVI is shit structurally, but the people are at least nice. Cleveland was a shitty airport too. I just hate Nashville, so no good vibes there. Birmingham, AL was surprisingly nice. Miami is a shit hole. FLL is fine. I don't like Tampa, shit layout. Orlando nondescript. Pensacola, FL is small, yet well run. TX airports can eat shit. PHX Skyharbor is fine. I like Spokane, WA a lot. BZN is a favorite. Not a fan of any CA airport. DEN is a shit hole though. Wheels hit the ground you're looking at 1-2 hours to get out of that fucking labyrinth.
30-40 airports under the belt. Midway is an above average airport and I'm hyper critical of Chicago bull shit. They got Midway right. The community around it, not so much.
WookieMan says
That airport can suck a horses cock as well. If you board or deplane at the wrong gate it's possible to lose two pounds of weight with the walking just to get to the god damn baggage claim even taking the train.
I love the Denver Airport. Go to Chicago or NYC and see if you complain then. Midway, O'Hare, or JFK are infinitely worse. Not only are their poorly laid out, everybody that works there is a fucking asshole.
Midway is fine. My home airport. You can get in and out in under 2 minutes from the furthest gate. MDW just finished updates and is much nicer than 3-4 years ago. Denver, like ATL is a shit hole of trains to get you anywhere. Even without checked bags just assume an hour to get out of the fucking building. I'll agree O'hare is shit. Midway is a good airport though. Maybe I'm biased. I also have my car there, so no dealing with that shit.
Worst airports I've been to is Kansas City and St. Louis. Pure shit. St. Thomas, USVI is shit structurally, but the people are at least nice. Cleveland was a shitty airport too. I just hate Nashville, so no good vibes there. Birmingham, AL was surprisingly nice. Miami is a shit hole. FLL is fine. I don't like Tampa, shit layout. Orlando nondescript. Pensacola, FL is small, yet well run. TX airports can eat shit. PHX Skyharbor is fine. I like Spokane, WA a lot. BZN is a favorite. Not a fan of any CA airport. DEN is a shit hole though. Wheels hit the ground you're looking at 1-2 hours to get out of that fucking labyrinth.
30-40 airports under the belt. Midway is an above average airport and I'm hyper critical of Chicago bull shit. They got Midway right. The community around it, not so much.
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richwicks
2022 Dec 1, 2:55pm
richwicks
2022 Dec 1, 2:55pm
WookieMan says
OK, if it's your HOME airport, I can see why you don't see what I do.
It's very common in a layover to be dropped off at a gate, where you have to fucking run to get to the next gate to make your transfer. It's a nightmare. I won't fly through it.
In Denver, you just hop onto the train, they have "people movers", it's easy. I lived in Boulder for a bit, that wasn't a problem at all either. I love that airport. For transfers it's great, for living there, it's acceptable. It's easy to find your next gate, and even if it's at a different terminal, no problem. I can't say I remember having difficulty getting to luggage.
The nicest airport I've been to was in was Atlanta. I misread my time on my flight at a bar, and I apologized to the waitress making my food, paid for it, and left explaining I had to get to gate X - I underestimated the time, said "please let the staff enjoy the food I ordered, I need to run, my flight has been boarding at gate X and I just didn't realize the time, sorry."
Well, they delivered it to me on my plane. No shit. There was no need to do it, it was incredibly nice for them to go out of their way, and I can't sing the praises of them enough. Such a nice thing to do, and unnecessary. I'll never shit on Atlanta's airport.
Midway is fine. My home airport. You can get in and out in under 2 minutes from the furthest gate. MDW just finished updates and is much nicer than 3-4 years ago.
OK, if it's your HOME airport, I can see why you don't see what I do.
It's very common in a layover to be dropped off at a gate, where you have to fucking run to get to the next gate to make your transfer. It's a nightmare. I won't fly through it.
In Denver, you just hop onto the train, they have "people movers", it's easy. I lived in Boulder for a bit, that wasn't a problem at all either. I love that airport. For transfers it's great, for living there, it's acceptable. It's easy to find your next gate, and even if it's at a different terminal, no problem. I can't say I remember having difficulty getting to luggage.
The nicest airport I've been to was in was Atlanta. I misread my time on my flight at a bar, and I apologized to the waitress making my food, paid for it, and left explaining I had to get to gate X - I underestimated the time, said "please let the staff enjoy the food I ordered, I need to run, my flight has been boarding at gate X and I just didn't realize the time, sorry."
Well, they delivered it to me on my plane. No shit. There was no need to do it, it was incredibly nice for them to go out of their way, and I can't sing the praises of them enough. Such a nice thing to do, and unnecessary. I'll never shit on Atlanta's airport.
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Patrick
2022 Dec 17, 4:01pm
Patrick
2022 Dec 17, 4:01pm
https://slaynews.com/news/researchers-blame-climate-change-violent-crime-surge/
The study assessed police records on shootings from 2015 to 2020.
The scientists said that the number of shootings increases when the temperature gets hotter.
They concluded that this means climate change is to blame for urban gun violence.
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