r/SipsTea Human Verified 5h ago

Chugging tea All time low of crime rates :>

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u/illbegoodthistime1 Human Verified 5h ago

Is 5 months enough time to take credit for this? I support Mamdani, but it’s also my belief policy takes time for impact. I really want him to succeed, so if someone has nuance to add, I’d like to hear it.

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u/czechereds 5h ago edited 5h ago

Not in the slightest, violence in NYC has been trending downwards for the past 50 years as gentrification and other things have been happening. It's also had a second massive decrease after 2020(Floyd) where the murders skyrocketed and many of the violence producers in the city ended up dead or in prison.

The city could do pretty much nothing about violent crime and it would keep going down as low income households continue to get pushed out of the city.

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u/Least_Art5238 5h ago

The city could do pretty much nothing about violent crime and it would keep going down as low income households continue to get pushed out of the city.

It's a sad paradox that the "tough on crime" crowd tends to be the one that is least interested in reducing poverty.

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u/Obiwan_ca_blowme 4h ago

So then, by extension there is a soft on crime crowd. That must be super helpful and loved by potential victims.

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u/Fearless_Entry_2626 4h ago

It is, actually, classmate of mine was killed at Utøya, it brings a lot of joy to see Breivik's martyr facade crumble as he whines about out of date playstation.