So let me get this straight…

[jon-nyc]

Why isn’t he headed to Jackson MS, which has a murder rate more than 3x that of Chicago or DC?

[jon-nyc]

Still listening to the Hoover bio (it’s 37 hours of audio).

In 1964, Hoover spoke publicly about the crime rate in DC, saying he felt afraid to walk outside even in the daytime.

Seems exaggerated.

[taiwan_girl]

I am not a President Trump fan, but there is some truth about crime in cities that he is talking about. Yes, by statistics, violent crime may be down, but I think a lot of us here would not want to walk around cities (or parts of cities) alone late at night.

A lot of it relates back to culture. When people feel it is okay to have a "flash mob" and bother people, rob someone, etc, that is just not goo. And that, I dont know how to change that behavior.

[jon-nyc]

Like I said in my first post, you can believe crime is a problem and think that Trumps approach isn’t the right one. And certainly not trust his motives. (Note he isn’t going after the cities with the highest crime rates, he’s limiting it to cities where he’s despised)

[89th]

It's also an expensive distraction. I'm a numbers guy... let's see what the crime charts look like in 1-2 years to see how much this $1 million per day deployment of mine-resistant war humvees is actually doing.

[jon-nyc]

Interesting. I wonder if they overcharged (assault with a deadly sandwich?) or if this is just plain jury nullification.