We all know that media coverage can mislead people into thinking that crime is rising when it is actually falling. But I'd love to test whether self-identified "reform prosecutors" get similar or different media coverage about crime and criminal justice issues.
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Might also be because people are experiencing things that don’t show up on violent crime reports but that make them feel less safe, e.g. car break-ins, needles on the street, etc. Worth examining how other experiences color public perception of crime rates.
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That's also a very worthy project.
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There is also the factor here that the police department, Union & a faction of the DA’s office appear to work with the media here-it’s very obvious.
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i would guess that the persistent homeless problem would play into the *feeling*/perception of safety...
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If you do, you should write about “Seattle Is Dying.”https://crosscut.com/news/2019/03/man-used-proof-seattle-dying-tells-his-story …
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Now, that is amazingly exploitative crap. "He's sitting on the street, and therefore an object of pity, but not worthy of being spoken to, so we'll just assume he's homeless and talk about how he'll die in a tent or something, since we want you people to feel guilty."
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Did the tech bros see someone with a tan?
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