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Dr. T

(200 posts)
Wed Apr 23, 2025, 10:27 AM Wednesday

The Orange Asshat sold mass deportation as

a cure for crime in the U.S. during the presidential campaign. Glassy-eyed froth-mouthed MAGAts began pounding their chests and screaming the refrain.

I'm guessing U.S. crime rates have not dropped, not even a little. If you include the current regime, I'm guessing crime rates have gone up.

Does anybody have hard numbers for crime rates in the last six months?

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The Orange Asshat sold mass deportation as (Original Post) Dr. T Wednesday OP
Can we trust crime statistics provided by the likes of Ka$h Patel? Midnight Writer Wednesday #1
Like climate change statistics, Dr. T Wednesday #4
The Trump crime syndicate crime rate has sure increased. Irish_Dem Wednesday #2
Anecdotally, C_U_L8R Wednesday #3

Midnight Writer

(23,765 posts)
1. Can we trust crime statistics provided by the likes of Ka$h Patel?
Wed Apr 23, 2025, 10:35 AM
Wednesday

Trump can report falling crime rates even if it is not true.

In fact, I don't think this guy is capable of telling any truth. "I just can't help myself" is a phrase he himself has used to explain his errant behavior.

Dr. T

(200 posts)
4. Like climate change statistics,
Wed Apr 23, 2025, 11:37 AM
Wednesday

if you can't handle the truth, shoot the messenger. Global climate change? No problem. Shut down the people who monitor world temperatures and no one will know about it. High crime rates? No problem. Fire the staticians and replace them with fixers. Lather, rinse, repeat.

C_U_L8R

(47,175 posts)
3. Anecdotally,
Wed Apr 23, 2025, 11:05 AM
Wednesday

If Trump keeps making everyone poorer (except billionaire cronies),
crime rates will soar.

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