Joe Biden is correct that violent crime is near a 50-year low - Poynter
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Republicans have argued that Biden is responsible for high levels of crime. He has responded by saying that violent crime has fallen. He's right.
  • JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca
    7·
    6 months ago

    I think saying things like that is also meant to be inspiring. Like when you tell all the kids on a hockey team that they’re great and they’re gonna kick ass out on the ice, but you know who they’re about to play and they don’t stand a chance. But who knows, maybe telling them they’re great will get one or two of them to dream about being a future hockey hero, and they’ll get out on the ice and really kick some ass for once - make that extra pass, hit the net for a shot, or hold off on that big, useless, cross-check to the head that would put them in the sin bin for 5 minutes.

    If the kids can dream, so can you, right?

    • danc4498@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      6 months ago

      I know that he has to say what he said regardless of if it’s true or not. But the problem is that many cops are actual bad guys.

      If a third of your hockey team is perfectly capable of playing well but spends the whole game fighting and abusing their spouse, saying 100% of the team is doing great just gives validation to the bad apples.