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92% of Republicans, 78% of independents and 58% of Democrats believe crime is rising, as crime rates plummet (1ft.io)

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If people aren't panicked, they wouldn't elect panic-pandering politicians, so there must always be a panic — crime, drugs, commies, libruls, etc.

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[-] [email protected] 19 points 8 months ago

... and every category of major crime except auto theft declined.

Fucking tiktok...

[-] [email protected] 18 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

TikTok certainly didn't help, but those cars were basically designed to be stolen. No immobilizer, poorly designed key cylinder that pops out easily, and the tab in the ignition cylinder is perfectly shaped for a USB cable to slide over and turn it.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Context?

[-] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

We got enough for a search, "tiktok car usb" will pull relevant news articles.

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