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Post by ChicagoTed » 14 Jun 2014, 8:17 am

There was a poll going around here a few days ago that said only 12% of the population knows that crime is at its lowest in 40 years........ I don't know how to respond to that
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Post by MeccaOz » 14 Jun 2014, 8:38 am

WesleySnipes wrote:No worries mate, If you want I'll post some of the authors names so you can look their reports up :)


Yeah, please do. I'd love to see them :)
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Post by MeccaOz » 14 Jun 2014, 8:40 am

ChicagoTed wrote:There was a poll going around here a few days ago that said only 12% of the population knows that crime is at its lowest in 40 years........ I don't know how to respond to that



I have read that a couple times lately in various blogs and stuff .. Seems to be an inconvenient truth mate.
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Post by 1290 » 14 Jun 2014, 9:02 am

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ChicagoTed wrote:There was a poll going around here a few days ago that said only 12% of the population knows that crime is at its lowest in 40 years........ I don't know how to respond to that



I have read that a couple times lately in various blogs and stuff .. Seems to be an inconvenient truth mate.

It's delusional.....

As far as reports and authors, they're opinions... you want the raw fact ABS, AIC.
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Post by Will » 16 Jun 2014, 2:36 pm

ChicagoTed wrote:There was a poll going around here a few days ago that said only 12% of the population knows that crime is at its lowest in 40 years........ I don't know how to respond to that


Where is this for Ted?

Chicago or the US as a whole?
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Post by ChicagoTed » 16 Jun 2014, 6:33 pm

cant find original i think PEW or Gallup or some other big phone poll did it(late nights are not kind to my brain), but heres another thats in the ballpark
http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/08/us/study-gun-homicide/
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Post by MeccaOz » 16 Jun 2014, 7:29 pm

ChicagoTed wrote:cant find original i think PEW or Gallup or some other big phone poll did it(late nights are not kind to my brain), but heres another thats in the ballpark
http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/08/us/study-gun-homicide/


Thats pretty awesome news, cant believe that CNN told the truth for once though, lol
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Post by inervate » 17 Jun 2014, 9:45 pm

First time for everything?
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