Opinion by gilduran76: 'All crime is bad. Every murder is an inconsolable tragedy. It’s important, however, to be aware that no modern society has eradicated crime — and that we are much safer now than in past decades.'
It seems so familiar: A Democratic city with crime rates at historic lows finds itself in a panic over an uptick in certain crimes during the pandemic. Politicians scramble to respond with simplistic solutions. Republicans depict every new criminal act as a direct consequence of liberal policy. No amount of data can disabuse scared citizens of the notion that things are worse than ever. The scapegoating begins.
A similar mass delusion is manifesting in NYC. If Republicans get their way, it will soon sweep the nation as part of a strategy to wield crime as a political weapon against Democrats, much as Richard Nixon and other GOP politicians did in previous eras. For example: Last year, NYC recorded 488 murders, up 4% from the 468 murders in 2020. How does that compare with previous years?
As the Boudin recall proved, however, the facts don’t always matter. If you can make the blame narrative stick, you win. “I don’t know if we realize the role of what blasts on our front pages every day,” said Adams, according to the NYC news outlet Hell Gate, arguing that the media’s incessant focus on crime makes people feel unsafe.
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