"Many Americans Are Convinced Crime Is Rising In The U.S. They're Wrong"

[Hortensis]

7. Yes. Way too many give that a pass until it hurts them directly.

When Repubs speak of "crime," they mean violence on the streets. I remember how as crime rates dropped for over 30 years straight, many people we knew knew they were rising. "Everyone" knew that.

I'm hoping this period of of watching big-time white collar criminals at work as if they could never be arrested has been a big wake-up. I've read that many who made very good money honestly chose to switch to crime because they found breaking and being "above" the law more satisfying. (!) I've also heard a few of those ex- federal prosecutors we see on cable say these criminals are typically shocked and unbelieving when they're arrested as if they were ordinary people.

After these lessons on TV day after day, just maybe we'll put more of the fear of the people in them they should always have had...