• gedaliyah@lemmy.worldM
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      9 months ago

      I wonder if the spike in murder rate is connected with domestic abuse. During the pandemic, there was no escape for people who were in danger.

      • Snoozemumrik@lemmy.world
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        9 months ago

        Yeah, that’s pretty much what I was aiming for. Include financial desperation and mass death due to COVID and you have a powder keg.

    • ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works
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      9 months ago

      Well in that case I guess it’s OK that 4 years later the murder rate remains elevated. I keep forgetting that Because The Pandemic is a valid excuse for literally everything.

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        9 months ago

        Nope, it’s a possible explanation for why there was a spike and why that spike is receding.