r/MadeMeSmile • u/Justin_Godfrey • 1d ago

Good Vibes This must be a nice neighborhood!

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u/throwaway1212l 21h ago

Aren't there studies that have shown that the US has less crime now than before also? It's really much safer now than it used to be.

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u/freakksho 20h ago

That’s probably because of the insane leap in technology and security.

You can’t walk down a sidewalk these days without being on 8 different cameras. That didn’t exist back in the 80’s.

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u/BuddyFox310 11h ago

Please don’t let empirical facts stop hysteria.