I recently came across a Law Review article from September, 2020 titled:
“Explaining the Recent Homicide Spikes in U.S. Cities: The ‘Minneapolis Effect’ and the Decline in Proactive Policing”
The article was written by Paul G. Cassell of the University of Utah – S.J. Quinney College of Law.
The following is from the Abstract of this article:
“The thesis of this article is that the recent spikes in homicides have been caused by a “Minneapolis Effect,” similar to the earlier “Ferguson Effect.” Specifically, law enforcement agencies have been forced to divert resources from normal policing to patrolling demonstrations. And even as the anti-police protests have abated, police officers have scaled back on proactive or officer-initiated law enforcement, such as street stops and other forms of policing designed to prevent firearms crimes. If this thesis is correct, it is reasonable to estimate that, as a result of de-policing during June and July 2020, approximately 710 additional victims were murdered and more than 2,800 victims were shot.”
Okay, this is what happened back last summer subsequent to the George Floyd incident, and to me it’s not something surprising, but here’s the hooker … Who are those who are hurt the most from the “Minneapolis Effect?” Take a guess.
The following is from the Daily Caller from a 7/8/21 article entitled:
“The ‘Minneapolis Effect’ Caused Last Year’s Spike in Violent Crime”
“Understanding the cause of last year’s surge in violence is particularly important for saving lives in the future, especially in disadvantaged communities as the overwhelming loss of lives from last year’s shootings occurred in black and brown communities.
For instance, in Chicago, 94% of the homicide victims were black or Latino; in Philadelphia, 81% were black men or boys; and in New York City, 90% were black or brown. Protecting black and brown lives, therefore, will require major cities to rethink how they use officers during troubling times.”
So let me get this straight. Some Democratic mayors and Democratic City Councils want to “defund the police” or at least promote de-policing (including stopping proactive or officer-initiated law enforcement), and the likely outcome of such is that more black and brown people will end up getting shot and killed. Can anybody explain to me how this makes sense ?
This again leads me to my quintessential question, “why do Democrat politicians insist on doing things which are going to harm those among us who are the most vulnerable?”
7/11/21