Oklahoma Gubernatorial Debate and Crime

[Lesh]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/20/oklahoma-debate-stitt-hofmeister-crime/

So in the recent debate the Dem challenger (correctly) pointed out that violent crime in Oklahoma was far higher per capita than California or New York

The Republican (who I believe is the sitting Governor) not only didn't know that but mocked her for citing correct statistics.

Not only does this point out his incompetence but also the fact that most of what Republicans saying about crime is just flat out wrong. It's fear mongering and nothing else

 

[CrusaderFrank]

A democrat talking about crime....SMH.

 

[Auld Phart]

paywall

makes it hard to discuss

 

[TNHarley]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/20/oklahoma-debate-stitt-hofmeister-crime/

So in the recent debate the Dem challenger (correctly) pointed out that violent crime in Oklahoma was far higher per capita than California or New York

The Republican (who I believe is the sitting Governor) not only didn't know that but mocked her for citing correct statistics.

Not only does this point out his incompetence but also the fact that most of what Republicans saying about crime is just flat out wrong. It's fear mongering and nothing else

What are they saying that is wrong?

 

[berg80]

Crime: Red Delusions About Purple Reality

Americans aren’t wrong to be concerned about crime. Nationwide, violent crime rose substantially in 2020; we don’t have complete data yet, but murders appear to have risen further in 2021, although they seem to be declining again.

Nobody knows for sure what caused the surge — just as nobody knows for sure what caused the epic decline in crime from 1990 to the mid-2010s, about which more shortly. But given the timing, the social and psychological effects of the pandemic are the most likely culprit, with a possible secondary role for the damage to police-community relations caused by the murder of George Floyd.

While the crime surge was real, however, the perception that it was all about big cities run by Democrats is false. This was a purple crime wave, with murder rates rising at roughly the same rate in Trump-voting red states and Biden-voting blue states. Homicides rose sharply in both urban and rural areas. And if we look at levels rather than rates of change, both homicides and violent crime as a whole are generally higher in red states.

So why do so many people believe otherwise? Before we get to politically motivated disinformation, let’s talk about some other factors that might have skewed perceptions.
Opinion | Crime: Red Delusions About Purple Reality

We would be living in a very different country if not for the belief in disinformation. There would be no election deniers. Therefore, it's likely there would be less voter suppression laws passed in red states. Less voter and election worker intimidation for sure. There certainly would never have been the 1/6 riot. The implication for other beliefs is enormous. One wonders if any mainstream belief held by members of the POT could survive without disinformation. Or whether the GOP would ever have become the POT.

 

[The Original Tree]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/20/oklahoma-debate-stitt-hofmeister-crime/

So in the recent debate the Dem challenger (correctly) pointed out that violent crime in Oklahoma was far higher per capita than California or New York

The Republican (who I believe is the sitting Governor) not only didn't know that but mocked her for citing correct statistics.

Not only does this point out his incompetence but also the fact that most of what Republicans saying about crime is just flat out wrong. It's fear mongering and nothing else

Get rid of The DemNazi run Blue Controlled DemTard cities and that stats change Numb Nuts. Maybe you should be more concerned about Joe's Bloody war in Ukraine and Joe helping Iran sell Suicide Drones to Russia.

You dumb fock children of Hell are releasing violent criminals in the street and at the same time doing catch and release of millions of criminal illegals in this country, and it's a freaking mystery why crime is rising exponentially?

It's like you planned it.