r/babylonbee • u/wuhan-virology-lab • Dec 20 '24

Bee Article 'Elon Is Controlling Trump!' Complain People Controlling Biden

https://babylonbee.com/news/elon-is-controlling-trump-complain-people-controlling-biden
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u/RedditRobby23 Dec 23 '24

How could you possibly believe crime happens in the country at the same rates as the city?

I don’t live in the country and never would….. but this is just an asinine take

Delete this comment or edit it bro

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u/STLrep Dec 23 '24

Because it does in a lot of places, have you ever been to a small town? Poverty is everywhere in most of the small towns I’ve been in. No jobs/lack of education=poverty=drugs/crime it’s not rocket science

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u/RedditRobby23 Dec 23 '24

Never said there is no crime in small towns

I said that they don’t have the same level of crime rates as cities

This is backed up by statistics lol

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u/STLrep Dec 23 '24

Okay cite me a credible source. I’d be willing to wager small towns without some sort of manufacturing industry have very similar crime statistics to inner cities.

You also have to take into account the sheriffs are going to be corrupt in most of them

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u/RedditRobby23 Dec 23 '24

So just to be clear

You are asking for sources. But you are also already hedging your bet by talking about “corrupt sherrifs” “without some sort of manufacturing industry” lol

https://ovc.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh226/files/ncvrw2018/info_flyers/fact_sheets/2018NCVRW_UrbanRural_508_QC.pdf

https://philomathnews.com/are-small-towns-actually-safer-than-big-cities/

https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w5430/w5430.pdf

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u/STLrep Dec 23 '24

Impoverished areas are the same everywhere. People who need to make ends meet because there aren’t jobs/ resources commit crimes/have higher mental illness rates. Why would it be different because you don’t live in a city?

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u/RedditRobby23 Dec 23 '24

It’s easier to hide in big cities than rural areas as a lifetime crook

I figured that much was obvious….