Rural America's murder problem

[Anonymous]

https://www.wsj.com/articles/violent-crime-rural-america-homicides-pandemic-increase-11654864251

Clearly, their woke governments are enabling this. These deep-red rural areas shouldn't have defunded the police or elected DAs unwilling to prosecute crimes. If only they had more guns, maybe there'd be less crime. I can't believe nobody talks about this white-on-white crime. Where are the fathers?

[Anonymous]

I realize you’re half joking half serious, but you are correct.

Something has uncorked the violence in this country. Regressives are quick to blame the loss of religion in this country, but that can’t be given the murder numbers in rural areas where people still actively worship.

[Anonymous]

Paywall. Please post a few key points if you can. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Paywall. Please post a few key points if you can. Thanks.

If you have time to post, you have time to copy and paste the url into archive.is

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I realize you’re half joking half serious, but you are correct.

Something has uncorked the violence in this country. Regressives are quick to blame the loss of religion in this country, but that can’t be given the murder numbers in rural areas where people still actively worship.

OP here. Absolutely, and I don't intend to trivialize the problem; merely to lay bare the intellectual bankruptcy of the Republican talking point that the uptick in crime is entirely attributable to defunding the police, Soros-funded soft-on-crime DAs, etc., etc.

[Anonymous]

There should only be one door to enter snd exit rural America. Guarded by ex military with assault rifles.

[Anonymous]

Can’t speak to all ares, but in my rural hometown it’s all drug related.

[Anonymous]

Thought and prayers for rural America.


If only they could vote for a party that doesn’t buy into the trickle-down myth of economics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.wsj.com/articles/violent-crime-rural-america-homicides-pandemic-increase-11654864251

Clearly, their woke governments are enabling this. These deep-red rural areas shouldn't have defunded the police or elected DAs unwilling to prosecute crimes. If only they had more guns, maybe there'd be less crime. I can't believe nobody talks about this white-on-white crime. Where are the fathers?

Yes, if only "these people" could get their act together. White MAGA-nation in action.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Paywall. Please post a few key points if you can. Thanks.

If you have time to post, you have time to copy and paste the url into archive.is

Nice trick!

http://archive.today/X8evj

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I realize you’re half joking half serious, but you are correct.

Something has uncorked the violence in this country. Regressives are quick to blame the loss of religion in this country, but that can’t be given the murder numbers in rural areas where people still actively worship.

You didn't read the piece, did you?

From the posted link:

Pastors point to the suspension of rituals such as in-person church services, town gatherings and everyday exchanges between neighbors. Such interactions can serve as guardrails, helping to prevent conflicts from turning violent. The psychological and financial stress due to isolation and job loss were especially pronounced in remote areas, where social services were limited even before Covid-19 struck, local leaders say.
When Covid struck, some churches stopped in-person services, and restaurants shut down. Walmart started closing early. People no longer stopped to socialize in the grocery store.
Authorities in rural counties said that as the pandemic wore on, troubled individuals became even more isolated, and in some cases, tipped over the edge.
“There are parts of our county that don’t even have internet service,” said Tammy Erwin, a victim’s advocate for the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. “So it’s not like everyone could just jump on Zoom.”


I remember a former president who said, "We can't make the cure worse than the problem itself."

Seems as if that is exactly what we did. With extended lock downs, closed schools, online learning that wasn't really learning at all, closed churches, and everything that came with "the cure," we have caused psychological, emotional, and physical problems - particularly in our youth who were at low risk of bad outcomes from the virus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I realize you’re half joking half serious, but you are correct.

Something has uncorked the violence in this country. Regressives are quick to blame the loss of religion in this country, but that can’t be given the murder numbers in rural areas where people still actively worship.

You didn't read the piece, did you?

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So… exactly what I said: “Regressives are quick to blame the loss of religion in this country, but that can’t be given the murder numbers in rural areas where people still actively worship.” With you and the WSJ being the regressives in this instance.

And sorry kiddo. It’s not the loss of church, it’s economic despair - largely caused by right wingers. https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-crime-rural-urban-cities.html It may have spiked during the pandemic, but people have been desperate in lots of rural areas and they really haven’t abandoned church.

Also while I’m up on this soapbox, if their faith (let’s be straight: Christianity) is so weak that without in person attendance it falls apart and causes them to murder people, they’re not really people of faith, are they? Further, I grew up rurally. I know these people. They are my family, they are my childhood family friends - their faith is a small, angry thing that puts them above people instead of below them, lifting them up. Perhaps your rural religious upbringing brought you to different conclusions, but this is what mine showed me.

[Anonymous]

Mental illness will always be there. We will have to face challenges to social order beyond the pandemic.

So really, it would be so much simpler to just ban the guns.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I realize you’re half joking half serious, but you are correct.

Something has uncorked the violence in this country. Regressives are quick to blame the loss of religion in this country, but that can’t be given the murder numbers in rural areas where people still actively worship.

You didn't read the piece, did you?

From the posted link:

Pastors point to the suspension of rituals such as in-person church services, town gatherings and everyday exchanges between neighbors. Such interactions can serve as guardrails, helping to prevent conflicts from turning violent. The psychological and financial stress due to isolation and job loss were especially pronounced in remote areas, where social services were limited even before Covid-19 struck, local leaders say.
When Covid struck, some churches stopped in-person services, and restaurants shut down. Walmart started closing early. People no longer stopped to socialize in the grocery store.
Authorities in rural counties said that as the pandemic wore on, troubled individuals became even more isolated, and in some cases, tipped over the edge.
“There are parts of our county that don’t even have internet service,” said Tammy Erwin, a victim’s advocate for the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. “So it’s not like everyone could just jump on Zoom.”


I remember a former president who said, "We can't make the cure worse than the problem itself."

Seems as if that is exactly what we did. With extended lock downs, closed schools, online learning that wasn't really learning at all, closed churches, and everything that came with "the cure," we have caused psychological, emotional, and physical problems - particularly in our youth who were at low risk of bad outcomes from the virus.

in rural red areas?

[Anonymous]

white men + guns = sky high murder rates in red states.

F’ing DUH.