Oh I can, it’s just easier to call shenanigans. The mid 80s to the mid 90s were the most violent era in American history since the civil war. Police had lost control of the streets almost entirely in the inner city during the crack epidemic and were fighting what was essentially a guerrilla war against gangbangers and drug crews while those dudes fought amongst each other for drug corners worth millions.
It was absolute bedlam. Not enough cops, not enough jail cells, not enough prosecutors, not enough judges or trial slots. And the cops were on the street with a revolver, a nightstick and vests so ■■■■■■ they wouldn’t stop a nine mil, which they usually didn’t bother to wear.
To say it’s more dangerous now, or even ten years ago, is a ■■■■■■■ joke.
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