Basically cheap drugs got introduced in the past five years and cops only react when they have to. White flight caused the tax base of most urban areas to escape, so there’s no more cash flow to expand a pretender cop force into a larger pretender cop force. Toss in a public who doesn’t believe the media message or political gimmick schemes of either party, and you got yourself a society that thrives on dangerous habits.
Did I miss anything?
Glamorizing the crime and drug activities, with shows like “Sopranos” and “Breaking Bad”?
-——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