Betcha DOJ Won’t Want to Tell Us Why
Crime is up (bold is mine):
Murders, robberies and other violent crimes reported in the United States jumped 3.7 percent in the first half of the year, continuing a troubling upswing that began in 2005, the FBI said on Monday.
The FBI said law enforcement agencies reported that robberies soared by a startling 9.7 percent, followed by an increase in murders of 1.4 percent and aggravated assaults of 1.2 percent.
Last year, the number of violent crimes increased by 2.5 percent, the largest percentage gain in 15 years. The increase came after years of declines.
The U.S. Justice Department then announced that it would conduct a study of why the crime numbers are increasing, a study that has yet to be completed.
Department officials have cited as possible reasons a surge in gang-related violence, spreading use of the illegal drug methamphetamine and demographics, with children of the baby-boom generation entering the years when individuals are most likely to commit crimes.
The bolded sentence first implies that they DOJ hasn’t started their study, but the final words imply it’s in progress.
Whatever the case, there are two words to describe a large number of those engaged in “gang-related violence,” and their numbers are much greater than they were just a few years ago. Want to hazard a guess what those two words are?
You have me stumped, until I noticed that you filed this post under “immigration.”
Comment by Amy Ridenour — December 19, 2006 @ 9:00 pm
#1, There you go.
Comment by TBlumer — December 19, 2006 @ 9:10 pm