BooIsMyCat Loc: Somewhere

I live in a small community.
I live in a community that is primarily Republican.
I live in a community that (see above) is controlled by Republicans.

Employers in my community all have signs in their lots.... Help Wanted

Many of the residents in my community who apply for these jobs can't pass a drug test, have lost their license and/or have criminal records that prevent the businesses from hiring them.

Many of the residents in my community are on some form of state assistance.... in other words, they have their hand out, not wanting to work for it.... go back and read my 2nd sentence!

I live in a state that has a Democratic governor who has to work with a Republican legislature. Nothing gets done!

100% a result of Republican ineptitude.

Fotoartist Loc: Detroit, Michigan

News Flash: Governors don't run cities. It's about all the big cities which are run by Democrat mayors and Councils. You are intelligent enough to know that I would assume. Maybe not.

dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma

Try watching events in the news are you really this stupid an uninformed

RichieC Loc: Adirondacks

Violent crimes are most often in big cities within a state. Look at Chicago, who is run by Gail Ackbar-Lightfoot- her jurisdiction d**gs the entire state down by the nose.

Now look at crime locations by county, and the color of those counties. ROFL Even if run by conservatives, liberal programs affect crime rates... look at the slide in New York City. Can't blame it on what was received after Rudy Giuliani left it.

Look at these maps for 2014- Crime rates have risen drastically from these, but still, note the general similarities, and it becomes clear.

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JRiepe Loc: Southern Illinois

Since you're so smart why don't you inform me. For every rape, murder, kidnapping, drug smuggling, armed robbery, home break in, etc. the perpetrators are asked whether they're Republican or Democrat? I guess only you know since you live in your own world with your own realities.

dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma

Doubt any one. Can fill u in ate up stupid

DukeTarHeel Loc: NC's "Research Triangle"

LDB415 Loc: Houston south suburb

Sad, and true.

DukeTarHeel Loc: NC's "Research Triangle"

What is the metric used to produce the chart? Is it number of crimes or the percentage increase? It makes a huge difference in the interpretation. The chart is useless if it reflects gross number increase.

LDB415 Loc: Houston south suburb

And if one were to look critically one would find crime concentrated in mostly, if not all, democrat controlled enclaves within the states. The problem is leftism, as usual.

lenben Loc: Seattle

Leica Store in San Francisco Robbed at Gunpoint of $178K in Gear
NOV 28, 2022 JARON SCHNEIDER
Leica Store SF

A group of four robbers, at least one of them armed, stole $178,000 in camera equipment and caused $20,000 in damage to the Leica Store near Union Square in San Francisco over the weekend.

According to ABC7, surveillance video shows four thieves — at least one of them armed — exiting a gray sedan around 1:20 PM on Saturday and entering the store where they proceeded to smash display cases and make off with nearly $180,000 in camera equipment less than three minutes later.

The surveillance camera footage shared by ABC7 shows the vehicle’s rear, although it is unclear if the license plate is visible.


Not much other information has been shared. Of note, the SF Chronicle reports that the armed robbery comes just a week after both Mayor London Breed and San Francisco Police Department Chief Bill Scott assured locals that the area was safe for holiday shopping and urged them to return. ABC7 reports that the pleas appear to be working as the area has seen more traffic over compared to last year, but despite the increase in police presence, the smash-and-grab robberies that have plagued the area for at least the last year are clearly a problem.

Camera equipment has proven to be a high-priority target for thieves in San Francisco. Since the equipment cannot be locked by an owner like smartphones, tablets, and computers can, they tend to be much more tantalizing considering their high value. That means that photographers are often targeted, especially in the city by the bay.

While the problem has been widespread in the city for several years, recent high-profile robberies — such as the armed robbery near the Palace of Fine Arts earlier this month — have put the city’s crime problem in the spotlight. While the city has posted more police at areas where these crimes are more common, that doesn’t necessarily deter thieves. For example, Union Square where the Leica Store is located is one such place where there is already a higher police presence.

Thieves are becoming more brazen as well. Many recent assaults on photographers and their equipment have happened in broad daylight. In addition to the Leica Store robbery which happened in the early afternoon, so did the attack at the Palace of Fine arts as well as a separate armed robbery near the Golden Gate Bridge where a camera crew was robbed of $35,000 in equipment in March.

There doesn’t seem to be a place where photographers aren’t targeted. Some have been attacked while stuck in traffic, another was shot by robbers after refusing to give up her camera, and last October a photographer was followed home and robbed of his gear at gunpoint.

Image Credits: Leica

lenben Loc: Seattle

Hard to interpret but it appears the darker the shading, the higher the crime incidence (or rate) and it looks like the red states are the clear leaders in the amount of such crimes.

JRiepe Loc: Southern Illinois

When I lived in the Chicago area I used to get out in the forest preserves often with my macro equipment and I was always a bit uncomfortable especially when I saw gang graffiti spray painted on the side of a tree. Fortunately I was never a target.

JRiepe Loc: Southern Illinois

You calling someone stupid is laughable. I never let your insults bother me because I realize they're coming from someone with the mind of a third grader.

dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma

Yup u iZ