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Showing Original Post only (View all)Marijuana to blame for much of the city's (NYC) spike in homicides so far this year [View all]
Marijuana is to blame for much of the city's spike in homicides and shootings during the beginning of this year, causing the NYPD to examine a few select precincts as largely responsible for the increases, Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said Monday.
There were 54 homicides for the first two months of the year, a 20% increase from the same time last year, according to NYPD statistics. More than 70% of homicides were the result of a shooting.
And many of these homicides, NYPD officials said, were marijuana-related "rip-offs."
http://www.amny.com/news/marijuana-to-blame-for-many-of-the-city-s-spike-in-homicides-so-far-this-year-1.10001032
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Marijuana to blame for much of the city's (NYC) spike in homicides so far this year [View all]
ghostsinthemachine
Mar 2015
OP
No, these were due to the black market that marijuana prohibition is forced into
NightWatcher
Mar 2015
#4
Prohibition is to blame. They don't call it a drug war for nothing, people get killed.
Bluenorthwest
Mar 2015
#12
I live in a medical marijuana state and there is a bunny that lives in my backyard
Taitertots
Mar 2015
#23
and what 5 of homnicides were committed by the benevolent brotherhood of police? nt
msongs
Mar 2015
#15
No, Commissioner Bratton you lie. Your stupid and failed drug war is the 100% the cause.
TheKentuckian
Mar 2015
#17