[CW: Live local coverage ( has graphic images but blurred)]
spoiler
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/live/
Possible suspect has been identified.
Suspect fled Brooklyn subway wearing construction vest, gas mask; at least 5 shot, 13 injured
https://twitter.com/1010WINS/status/1513879910783279121
[CW: Racism/Mental Illness] Frank R. James ID’d as person of interest in Brooklyn subway shooting, made threatening online rants
https://nypost.com/2022/04/12/frank-r-james-idd-as-person-of-interest-in-brooklyn-subway-shooting/
Statistics aren't very reassuring, but the rate of homicides has been declining steadily for decades.
I guess it does a bit, but I'm at the point where I don't even want to see a gun irl. I'll have to figure out those brainworms one day, but for now they just scare me
You already have a good head on your shoulders for fearing them. That is a really good attitude to have.
You see brainworms, I see thoughtfulness.
yeah people who aren't scared of guns should not be near guns same as how people who aren't scared of the sea shouldn't be working on boats
Thanks, that was helpful to hear :heart-sickle:
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When the news says that they usually don't point out that it's gone down by around 50% since the 90s, and the more fear mongering they engender the easier it is to justify wildly inflated police budgets.
Totally correct. But it's important to note that the 'slight' rise has definitely been felt. It's important to remember it's not JUST fear-mongering, which I think certain defund-the-police discussions miss. The working class is bearing the brunt of the rise in crime. I think the Eric Adams election was telling.
Obviously defund the police and ACAB, but the majority of 2020 BLM messaging missed on this IMO.
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It decreased steadily from the 90s and increased around 2016 and 2020 but not nearly high up as it was. I think. It's been a while since I looked at stats.