Average-RedditUser1 t1_jdc6gwt wrote on March 23, 2023 at 10:45 AM

Reply to comment by jsled in Did you know, Burlington had the highest number of homicides in decades, after defunding the police? No surprise there at all. Thank god it was reversed. So question, do you believe it was actually a good idea to defund the police? If so why? Pros and Cons. by [deleted]

In 2022, Burlington had 5 homicides in one year, it was the highest number of killings in 62 years. But of course, I’m sure it was just a coincidence.

jsled t1_jde4boi wrote on March 23, 2023 at 7:07 PM

What else was in co-incidence in those years? Massive economic inequality? Drastic unemployment? Pervasive stay-at-home-ism? Drastic deaths and disability due to covid? Economic headwinds leading to the largest amount of inflation in a generation? &c.?

There are /tons/ of confounding factors.

It's not "defunding the police", tho, because that wasn't a thing that actually happened.