https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2017/jan/09/special-report-fixing-gun-violence-in-america
What their analysis says is that US Homicides are clearly concentrated into city areas of:
High Poverty, Low Educational Attainment, and Racially segregated 'Black' Areas - where most victims are black males.
All the facts show that this is clear .. but how long will it be before some politician calls their report "Racist" ?
Our administrators seek to label these cruel deaths as being a GUN PROBLEM - but it is obvious that it is a social problem caused by the politicians themselves failing continually to direct tax funding into these deliberately neglected areas of society.
The cures are - better schools - better health care - better employment opportunities - better housing - and better law enforcement.
I'm no economist - but I'd just about guarantee that moneys spent on those improvements would be more than repaid long-term by reductions in the hideous costs of anti-social criminal actions.
Further - I maintain that many other 'western' nations cities suffer similar problems that would benefit from similar correction.
What we truly have is a 'Politician Problem' - not a Gun Problem.
Marty K.
Google says:
Politician:
a person who is professionally involved in politics, especially as a holder of an elected office.
"a veteran communist politician"
| synonyms: | legislator, Member of Parliament, MP, representative, minister, statesman, stateswoman, political leader, lawmaker, public servant, elected official, office-bearer;More |
- USa person who acts in a manipulative and devious way, typically to gain advancement within an organization.
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