The good news about murder
But sometimes the facts are so obvious that everyone has to accept them. That's what should be happening now with the truly remarkable decline in the number of murders and shootings across the United States, especially in big cities that were wracked by a spike in violence during the covid pandemic. The numbers are compelling enough to force even Eeyores to take notice.
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