Opinion: Data Points: How the pandemic has accelerated carjackings in Chicago – Chicago Tribune*

"It’s natural to assume the rise in carjackings is being driven by the economic downturn caused by the pandemic. But if teenagers are involved in many of these incidents, there might be more to the story. One clue for what’s driving the spike in carjackings is geography."
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Heyjude
4 years ago

Academia has sunk to a new low. None of the charts and data support the conclusions stated.

Streeterville
4 years ago

In Milwaukee, an alderperson is blaming Hyundai and Kia for their spike in car thefts, stating that these two manufacturers’ cars are “too easy to steal”. Yup, more blame the victim, or in this instance, blame the victim’s car manufacturer.

The Paraclete
4 years ago

In little Lori’s mind, carjackings are the natural progression for the virus. She’s just following the science. Littering is also pandemic related. Streets littered with chip bags and cognac bottles can only be attributed to the virus. Lori says it’s so! It must be! Caught at anything, blame the virus. Murder, rapes, bribes, it’s all good under the virus umbrella.

rick1099
4 years ago

Right on folks, dont blame the ghetto crime wave on the people causing it, blame it on whites, President Trump, an illness, or whatever excuse one can find. How about the thug life, gangs, dope dealing, fatherless homes, failures of the school system, teen pregnancies, generational welfare?

The Paraclete
4 years ago

Naturally it’s the fault of the pandemic. You know the pandemic that shape shifts into teens, young adults, at risk youth and youth without mentors. The pandemic that can magically appear as a mob that descends on the elderly and shoots children. I’m too woke. Although I noticed the pillars of wokeness spell DIE.
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