Seattle's post-marijuana legalization crime wave

americanthinker.com ^ | 11/12/2015 | Sierra Rayne

[rktman]

LOL! I must be a really bad person since I find humor in this. No doubt the dopers will have some incoherent 'splanation for this rise in crime. Dude!

[dirtboy]

Crime has been increasing all over the country. These stats would have more validity in that context.

I would say the larger-scale imposition of liberal values is the core reason.

[Fai Mao]

I laughed too

[Stayingawayfromthedarkside]

Remember these are sanctuary cities as well.

[Monty22002]

Liberalism.

[Salamander]

Dave’s not here, man.

[circlecity]

"Remember these are sanctuary cities as well."

Bingo

[Cowboy Bob]

I giggled a lot...and then grabbed a bag of munchies.

[Mr. K]

what kind of ‘crime’?

That’s kind of an important fact to leave out here, isn’t it?

[umgud]

Here in my town, we have medical MJ stores. Several have been robbed, a couple of store workers killed.

[kearnyirish2]

The leftists never figured out that legalizing it was half the battle; the major issue with drugs for many people was the crime that stemmed from addicts that needed money to get them. Whether I buy it on a city corner or in a pharmacy, I still need the money to buy it. Did they think legalizing meant free drugs for all?

[Texas Eagle]

Marijuana use. The only victimless crime.

Am I right, Libertarians?! Up high!

[Texas Eagle]

Now, now. There's no evidence to support the conclusion that these crimes are being committed to support a marijuana habit.

They could be being committed to support a food stamps habit. Or an ObamaCare habit. Or a free cell phone habit. Or a 15 dollar minimum wage habit. Or a welfare habit.

Wait. You don't suppose there's some sort of connection, do you? Nahhhhhhhhh.

[rktman]

Well, it kinda generalized over all crimes and property crimes. But yeah, no specific breakdown.

[rktman]

Nah. Too stoned to commit a crime. Must be...........uh oh. Trespassers from south of the border? Ooops. Sorry. That’s racist. Or something.

[tacticalogic]

Didn’t Denver start blanket denials of CCW Permits about the same time?

[from occupied ga]

Wait. You don't suppose there's some sort of connection, do you? Nahhhhhhhhh.

Well actually no statistically valid causation has been shown. Correlation does not imply causation. There was no valid comparable control city cited. It's this sort of garbage reporting that gets the credulous ignoramuses all stirred up.

[ifinnegan]

“Correlation does not imply causation”

Actually, it does imply causation.

Correlation is not causation, but it is suggestive of cause.

You stoners (who are not conservative) can’t get much of anything straight.

[ifinnegan]

“Remember these are sanctuary cities as well.”

Of course they are. Dope smoking and liberal insanity always go hand in hand.

[DiogenesLamp]

what kind of 'crime'?

I believe the post said: "Property Crime."

I take that to mean theft, vandalism.