you can't trust Fox on this stuff - they are paying out millions because they admit they lie all the time. Not a news organization.
I'm sure a few cities did actually cut police budgets but sounds like that's because of across-the-board budget cuts, not aggressive anti-police measures. Although I'm sure some city somewhere did cut police budgets. Although I'm sure they are rebuilding now.
This headline from what you send seems to sum it up:
Cities Say They Want to Defund the Police. Their Budgets Say Otherwise.
Spin it all you want. But the reason the GOP wants to defund the FBI is because of their known and still not public criminal liability for Jan 6th. This is not hard.
There is no mechanism to defund the DOJ which will bring the indictments. But they would if they could. That is why they talk about impeaching Garland.
The ones that are screaming the loudest have the most criminal liability. They were in the Willard war room. They were giving tours. They have the cell phone texts they made. And Trump's staff has flipped! Think about what is on Mark Meadows texts!!! LMAO!
Try to put it together and think for a moment. Since when has the GOP ever cared about principles and not their own power preservation? And Trump has dirt on the GOP and will go scorched earth if he does not get them continuing with their kangaroo hearings.
The Trumpee GOP is saying "defund the FBI' because they are biased against us conservatives. At the same time, Trump is promising retribution when he take office by means of his newly appointed DOJ and new FBI head....
(The Center Square) – With crime on the rise in several major categories over the past year, the Chicago Police Department is launching a new program aimed at luring back
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin answered questions in Helsinki on Monday. Trump refused to back US intelligence agencies on their findings on Russian interfe...
all the defund talk is just distraction...it was mostly a myth and no one wants to defund the cops anymore anyway.
And the covid crime surge is falling...in NYC murders are down 8% this year, rapes down 10%, robberies down 5%, burglaries down 11%. Whatever NYC is doing is working. Except for car thefts. Up 18%.
the right wing dream of urban hellscapes will never fade - they want it so badly to be true that they will believe it no matter what is actually going on in the cities.
(although I will say that big city DAs are being too easy on crime and need to do their jobs and keep people in jail - that's a real issue)
News: Secret Service unable to identify a suspect regarding the cocaine found at the White House.
I call BS on that. If that were true, then there are some SERIOUS safety issues going on in the White House (and I don't believe there are). I don't even need to know who it is...could be Hunter, could be anyone on the staff there...I don't need to know, but there's no need to lie to us. No way they don't know who this is.
it was a tiny bag of stuff in a high-traffic area. This isn't TV - in real life crimes don't get solved most of the time.
I still call BS. I've been in the White House a few times...cameras, security people...cameras...cameras. Also, if it's a staff person and probably also Hunter, then they would have fingerprints on record...mine are because I taught in government buildings. No fingerprints on that bag?
The Secret Service is lying and covering this up. The fact that they’re not naming names here speaks volumes. They absolutely know who it belongs to- Cokehead Hunter.
BREAKING: The Secret Service has ended their investigation into the bag of cocaine found at the White House, finding no suspects.
This is your sign that the culprit was almost certainly Hunter Biden.
The Secret Service is lying and covering this up. The fact that they’re not naming names here speaks volumes. They absolutely know who it belongs to- Cokehead Hunter.
If someone can get cocaine (white powder) into the White House, they can get anthrax (white powder).
the GOP LOVES this not being determined. We all know it's not Hunter's - he doesnt' hang out in public in the WH public areas for x's sake. It's too stupid.
But now the crazy right wing can just say 'it's hunter' and get a laugh and a vote.
all the defund talk is just distraction...it was mostly a myth and no one wants to defund the cops anymore anyway.
And the covid crime surge is falling...in NYC murders are down 8% this year, rapes down 10%, robberies down 5%, burglaries down 11%. Whatever NYC is doing is working. Except for car thefts. Up 18%.
the right wing dream of urban hellscapes will never fade - they want it so badly to be true that they will believe it no matter what is actually going on in the cities.
(although I will say that big city DAs are being too easy on crime and need to do their jobs and keep people in jail - that's a real issue)
What makes you say the crime surge was due to covid?
Did any other countries have a 30% spike in homicides due to the "covid crime wave"?
it was a tiny bag of stuff in a high-traffic area. This isn't TV - in real life crimes don't get solved most of the time.
I still call BS. I've been in the White House a few times...cameras, security people...cameras...cameras. Also, if it's a staff person and probably also Hunter, then they would have fingerprints on record...mine are because I taught in government buildings. No fingerprints on that bag?
One of the rare times, i'm in full agreement with Flagpole. This is indeed a Secret Service BS story. They know who had that baggie.
all the defund talk is just distraction...it was mostly a myth and no one wants to defund the cops anymore anyway.
And the covid crime surge is falling...in NYC murders are down 8% this year, rapes down 10%, robberies down 5%, burglaries down 11%. Whatever NYC is doing is working. Except for car thefts. Up 18%.
the right wing dream of urban hellscapes will never fade - they want it so badly to be true that they will believe it no matter what is actually going on in the cities.
(although I will say that big city DAs are being too easy on crime and need to do their jobs and keep people in jail - that's a real issue)
What makes you say the crime surge was due to covid?
Did any other countries have a 30% spike in homicides due to the "covid crime wave"?
The Secret Service is lying and covering this up. The fact that they’re not naming names here speaks volumes. They absolutely know who it belongs to- Cokehead Hunter.
If someone can get cocaine (white powder) into the White House, they can get anthrax (white powder).
the GOP LOVES this not being determined. We all know it's not Hunter's - he doesnt' hang out in public in the WH public areas for x's sake. It's too stupid.
But now the crazy right wing can just say 'it's hunter' and get a laugh and a vote.
all the defund talk is just distraction...it was mostly a myth and no one wants to defund the cops anymore anyway.
And the covid crime surge is falling...in NYC murders are down 8% this year, rapes down 10%, robberies down 5%, burglaries down 11%. Whatever NYC is doing is working. Except for car thefts. Up 18%.
the right wing dream of urban hellscapes will never fade - they want it so badly to be true that they will believe it no matter what is actually going on in the cities.
(although I will say that big city DAs are being too easy on crime and need to do their jobs and keep people in jail - that's a real issue)
What makes you say the crime surge was due to covid?
Did any other countries have a 30% spike in homicides due to the "covid crime wave"?
I should say 'post-covid crime surge.' This took 1 minute of googling. You'll say 9% is not 30% and fine but other countries actually try to cut back on murders with gun control. Here we encourage murders and gun sales skyrocketed.
And this is the first nation I tried- who knows what happened elsewhere. but there was certainly a post-covid global crime surge.
Following two years of decline in crime rates during the COVID-19 pandemic, newly released figures from the French Ministry of Interior have revealed that nearly all crimes and misdemeanor offenses—in particular, domestic violence, sexual violence, and burglaries—increased across the country last year. The figures, published in a report by the statistical service of the French Ministry of the Interior (SSMSI) on Tuesday, January 31st, indicated a sharp rise in crimes involving violence against people, with crimes like domestic violence, sexual violence, and assault and battery outside of the family increasing by 17%, 11%, and 14%, respectively, the French news outlet BFMTV reports. Homicides have also risen markedly. Authorities recorded a total of 948 homicides last year, 69 more than were registered in 2021, representing an increase of 7.8% year over year.
the GOP LOVES this not being determined. We all know it's not Hunter's - he doesnt' hang out in public in the WH public areas for x's sake. It's too stupid.
But now the crazy right wing can just say 'it's hunter' and get a laugh and a vote.
Good gawd the right wing is the stupid party.
Seek help. Take a break, get your head examined.
so Hunter DOES hang out in the public areas of the WH? Wow. How do you know this?
What makes you say the crime surge was due to covid?
Did any other countries have a 30% spike in homicides due to the "covid crime wave"?
I should say 'post-covid crime surge.' This took 1 minute of googling. You'll say 9% is not 30% and fine but other countries actually try to cut back on murders with gun control. Here we encourage murders and gun sales skyrocketed.
And this is the first nation I tried- who knows what happened elsewhere. but there was certainly a post-covid global crime surge.
Following two years of decline in crime rates during the COVID-19 pandemic, newly released figures from the French Ministry of Interior have revealed that nearly all crimes and misdemeanor offenses—in particular, domestic violence, sexual violence, and burglaries—increased across the country last year. The figures, published in a report by the statistical service of the French Ministry of the Interior (SSMSI) on Tuesday, January 31st, indicated a sharp rise in crimes involving violence against people, with crimes like domestic violence, sexual violence, and assault and battery outside of the family increasing by 17%, 11%, and 14%, respectively, the French news outlet BFMTV reports. Homicides have also risen markedly. Authorities recorded a total of 948 homicides last year, 69 more than were registered in 2021, representing an increase of 7.8% year over year.
Fair enough. The first nation I googled was the UK. They did not appear to have any increase in homicides (a decline from 2019-21 and and increase in 22 back to the 2019 level).
Goodness, you have much more faith in the availability of fingerprints than I--and likely most other people involved in the justice system--have!
You really think that good fingerprints are generally retrievable on a small, probably much-handled, probably cellophane (or similar substance) bag? It's hard enough getting clean prints off a "good" surface!
