Homicides are up, but the GOP misleads with claims about blame
Some police organizations and GOP politicians are blaming Democrats and last year's defund the police effort for a troubling rise in homicides in many cities.
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Some police organizations and GOP politicians are blaming Democrats and last year's defund the police effort for a troubling rise in homicides in many cities.
WASHINGTON (AP) — “SKYROCKETING MURDER RATES,” claimed the National Fraternal Order of Police. “An explosion of violent crime," said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. “Democrat-run cities across the country who
Experts, numbers debunk claims that defunding law enforcement is to blame
Nashville, nationwide crime up: GOP blames Democrats, but it's more complicated than that David Klepper and Gary Fields © Gary Cosby Jr., Tuscaloosa News Tuscaloosa Police officers and investigators from the Violent Crimes Unit investigate the scene of a homicide in Snow Hinton Park Saturday night, May 29, 2021. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.] WASHINGTON — "SKYROCKETING MURDER RATES," claimed the National Fraternal Order of Police. "An explosion of violent crime," said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. "Democrat-run cities across the country who cut funding for police...
The effort to blame Democrats for crime may offer a preview of Republicans’ strategy for upcoming elections: a new twist on an old “law and order” argument.