-——Toss in a public who doesn’t believe the media message——
I think it can be argued that “the public” is not affected by the crime/violence that is largely restricted to the jungle
The public really doesn’t care
If you find someone who lives 30 miles outside of Baltimore...they don’t care how many people get shot. If they work in town....they exit the interstate, drive straight to work, and leave work to get out of the city. They don’t spend money in Baltimore...they probably don’t buy fuel there....they probably buy a $8 burger meal at best and that’s the only way that the city gets any sales tax off these people. It’s that way in Atlanta now....New Orleans...DC....Philly....etc.
The pretender crew for the city councils of these urban jungles really don’t care. They whip up some fake enthusiasm and talk jobs for their ‘people’, and it’s more of a comedy than anything else..