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Lead Begets Lead?
If you look at the second chart in my comment below, the theory kind of breaks down.
TB —
5/8/2013 12:19:27 AM
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They started using lead in gas in the 1920s.
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Gun crime trends
- TB -
5/7/2013 10:36:49 PM
And? The DOJ is not a good source for these things.
- bowser -
5/8/2013 10:13:24 PM
How do you explain the trend?
- alcaray -
5/7/2013 11:02:45 PM
All crimes are trending down, and especially violent crimes.
- ER -
5/7/2013 11:47:47 PM
Lead Begets Lead?
- podrock -
5/8/2013 12:12:29 AM
If you look at the second chart in my comment below, the theory kind of breaks down.
- TB -
5/8/2013 12:19:27 AM
Perhaps the answer is staring us in the face.
- ER -
5/8/2013 12:42:25 AM
It's not like they just started jailing people in 1990.
- TB -
5/8/2013 1:59:50 AM
Actually, they pretty much DID start jailing people in 1990.
- ER -
5/8/2013 1:05:04 PM
Then again, maybe declining church membership has something to do with it.
- ER -
5/8/2013 12:03:50 AM
Good question.
- TB -
5/7/2013 11:42:44 PM
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