On the Fact that Murders Have Gone Up In 43 of the 46 Largest Cities In the Country this Year (the Overall Average Being 38.5%)

Yeah, this is what happens when cops get vilified. They remain in their vehicles and become far less proactive because they don't want to be the next whipping-boy if the shit hits the fan (and, no, I'm not defending shitty cops, they need to be dealt with, I'm only saying that we shouldn't paint with a broad brush and denigrate an entire profession). Of course neither does it help that we also have a shitload of pitiful mayors who've essentially neutered the cops but that's for a different discussion.............Oh, and, yeah, the individuals being killed are mostly black. For the record (if that matters and I'm told that it does).