[mac_truck]

When I was a kid I walked around with a real gun. Didn’t get shot.

False equivalence.

Anyone who thinks the world is just the same as it was fifty years ago is delusional. The same applies to anyone who thinks policing is the same now as it was back then.

[driftdiver]

“Anyone who thinks the world is just the same as it was fifty years ago is delusional. The same applies to anyone who thinks policing is the same now as it was back then.”

You’re right, the overall violent crime rate is lower now.