In the article it specifically talks about violent crimes such as murders, specifically in the DC metro area and Prince George's County. Even though the article talks about how police are taking credit for the drop, it does not really mention what they have done other than track and prevent gang fights. The ironic thing about this article is that over the weekend, also published in the Washington Post was an article about Prince George's county police who are being investigated for gambling and protecting "powerful drug dealers." So it brings to question what is really being done that the crime rates are dropping, or who is causing it to drop, when police officers themselves are being investigated.
The problem I have with the original article is that it does not specifically talk about what type of crime or other crime rates which left me wondering. Do you think that crimes such as drug dealing or robbery has dropped as well?
I think it is very interesting that you connected the story about a drop in crime rates with the story about the investigation of police protecting "powerful drug dealers." Something is fishy, indeed.
ReplyDeleteIf the police are not changing any of their tactics, then why should crime rates drop. We are still in a recession, during which most crime rates increase, and yet there is this unexplainable drop.
Potentially, this could all just be a coincidence and the crime rate may increase in the near future. Hopefully we will hear more news about both the drop and the investigation and can come to some clear conclusion.
I think that crime rates have dropped tremendously. i am actually at native of Washington, D.C and typically during the summer time is when crime rates excel to the next level, leaving more teenagers to been dead than any other age group. Recently i have not heard of any outrageous killings or any deaths in the metropolitan area and i am proud to say that i am happy for my community as a whole.
ReplyDeleteThis is very strange. It has been an odd week.
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