Comments by "Hugh Jorgan" (@HughJorgan1) on "4 killed, including suspect, at Rite Aid facility" video.

  1. Maple Cookies...It's highly illogical to say it's "out of control" and "getting worse". The current US homicide rate is about HALF of what it was in 1980. And the number of arrests has gone down by MILLIONS in the past couple decades. I urge to educate yourself on facts before making broad alarmist generalizations.
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  2. With every shooting... the alarmists and "sky is falling" people come out. Facts and logic are usually lacking in their comments. For example, the current US homicide rate (per 100,000 citizens) is LESS THAN HALF of what it was in 1980. And less than even 10 years ago. As well, the number of police arrest-activities for all crimes has gone down by millions in the past couple decades. The sky isn't falling. Shit happens. People need to grab some perspective. We think there's more of these types of crimes because of the news and social-media coverage it gets.
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  3. Matt Renfro...I'm a big fan of statistics such as that. They're needed to educate those who think the sky is falling with every shooting. Another example of a .0001% stat is regarding "police brutality". There's over 10.5 million arrest-related activities in the US each year. Of these, there's about 1,000 police officers charged with crimes such as murder. Against all races. Less than .0001%. I've used this stat in many discussions to give people perspective on the issue. To mixed reviews...:)
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  4. Nope. It just seems like that due to 24/7 intense media coverage. The US homicide rate is less than half of what it was in 1980.
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  5. john D...Although I enjoy conspiracy theories, I prefer those with some semblance of plausibility. There's literally zero facts to support your claim of a connection between "ownership and control" of media/hollywood.... and the coverage of shootings.
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  6. The US homicide rate is less than half of what it was in 1980. And less than even 10 years ago. Clearly there's lots "being done".
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  7. Michael Moon....The US homicide rate was TWICE as high in 1980. Was that also due to the arcade game Space Invaders or the movies of the time?
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