Quote Originally Posted by ljbab728 View Post
I disagree. I don't think there's enough of a common thread in the murders to think that. If the trend continues next year I will be surprised. We haven't suddenly become an uncivilized city.
There's all kinds of studies linking increased homicide rates to many things that don't make a city suddenly uncivilized, but simply vulnerable at certain periods. I think it's a little too easy to say murder=drug crimes. I would guess it plays a role, but there's other things at play. Do you really think it's all drug related? The value of human life has plummeted, we're a culture of violence from the military drones to violent movies and video games. Put it all together and we reap what we sow.