Back in the olden days -- the 1990s -- violent crime in America peaked in about 1992, then began a steady, decades-long decline. Aside from a man-made spike thanks to the George Floyd/defund-the-police/"restorative justice" blip in 2020/2021 (which some of us are still dealing with), America hasn't seen crime rates this low in a century outside of a few blue urban enclaves that carefully cultivate their own special environments where crime is actively tolerated, if not encouraged.
So when violent crime rates started to fall after about 1992, people took note of the change in course. One of those people was New York Times reporter Fox Butterfield. In 1997, he wrote an article entitled, Punitive Damages; Crime Keeps On Falling, but Prisons Keep On Filling.
The Butterfield Effect
It's what happens when someone on the Left makes a statement that is laughably ludicrous on its face, yet it reveals what the speaker truly believes — no matter how dumb.
So when violent crime rates started to fall after about 1992, people took note of the change in course. One of those people was New York Times reporter Fox Butterfield. In 1997, he wrote an article entitled, Punitive Damages; Crime Keeps On Falling, but Prisons Keep On Filling.
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The Butterfield Effect
It's what happens when someone on the Left makes a statement that is laughably ludicrous on its face, yet it reveals what the speaker truly believes — no matter how dumb.