The Pandemic Made Me Do It!

Town Hall ^ | 20 Apr 2022 | Ann Coulter

[Rummyfan]

urned all policing policies over to BLM, the media have become obsessed with convincing us that it's all the fault of the pandemic. (At least they're not blaming it on Putin this time.)

In its coverage of the subway shooting by a rage-filled black nationalist last week, The New York Times inserted its pandemic theory of crime into nearly every update (emphasis added):

-- "Shootings in New York City rose during 2022's first quarter compared with the same period last year ... the continuation of a drumbeat of violence that emerged early in the PANDEMIC, and has not ebbed with the virus."

-- "This year's first three months have also seen rises in crimes like burglaries, robberies and grand larcenies compared to the same periods in 2020 and 2021, though experts warn against short-term comparisons, particularly during the statistic-skewing PANDEMIC."

-- "Mr. Lee said reports of attacks across the city, along with the violence that other Asian Americans in the city have experienced throughout the coronavirus PANDEMIC, have left him fearful."

(I'd like to know if Mr. Lee cited the pandemic or -- my guess -- the Times helpfully threw that in.)

[oldtech]

Did anybody ever consider that the criminal may have something to do with it? Or maybe lack of proper punishment for said criminal?