'Staggering' surge in violent carjackings continues across Minneapolis

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  1. HB Surfer

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    https://www.startribune.com/staggering-surge-in-violent-carjackings-continues-citywide/573257391/

    Over the past two months, Minneapolis police have logged more than 125 carjackings in the city, a troubling surge that authorities had largely linked to small groups of marauding teens. But an increasing number of adults have been arrested in recent weeks for the same crime.


    Within a one-hour period Saturday morning, police reported three separate carjackings in southeast Minneapolis, including one where an elderly woman was struck on the head. Such attacks are up 537% this month when compared with last November.


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    Way to "Defund the Police" Democrats. What these citizens have to deal with in Democrat exclusively run areas must be terrible. This is just the tip of the iceberg as all crimes are way up. I have to say, the citizens deserve what they get. The vote Democrat, they get crime, decreased property values, and poor education for their children.... who in turn car jack, commit crimes, and do not contribute to society.
     
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    Burzmali Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Minneapolis' "defund the police" initiative never made it to the ballot. So I don't know why you're trying to blame this on that movement.
     
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    Well, we know that the automobile is the weapon of choice among white supremacists to mow down their opponents at protests, so that might account for it.
     
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    They should probably hold a riot and defund the police, surely that will bring the number of carjackings down ;)
     
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    All lies, all the time.
     
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    Doofenshmirtz Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Can you qualify that statement?

    Do you have facts on the political affiliation of the carjackers?
    Are you suggesting that liberal carjackers should not face justice?

    Some post because they have something to say. Others post because they have to say something!
     
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    joesnagg Banned

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    Don't know why they bother, they're as predictable as yesterdays weather. LOL
     
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    [​IMG]."Yeh, so your car got jacked, but much more important -- ARE YOU A RACIST?!" :cynic:
     
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    exactly,

    maybe had the police reduced their load as the movement wanted to do, they would have more time to fight real crime

    police don't want to handle those non-police duties, they want to do their real jobs
     
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    Come on now you know keeping your car is white privilege.
     
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    Gee I don't know why would we blame the anti-police movement for police being afraid to do their jobs?
     
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    let me guess. The carjackers were white redneck trump supporters?
     
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    Well played sir !
     
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    [​IMG]. "Just think -- I could retire right now and live like a KING...."
     
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    They are just looking for bread...

    Right?

    Can't fault them for looking for bread
     
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    Screaming... "this is MAGA Country!"... lol

    The Leftists in this thread refusing to acknowledge that the "Defund the Police" movement and the cuts to their department have had no impact is pathetic. Orwell knew there was a sect of people that will believe anything they are told to believe. It's weird.
     
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    Yet they are stupid enough to continue to vote democrat lmao.

    Oh well, its their cars.
     
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    Or nooses! Or Hawaii-Tshirt wearing "boogaloo bois". I don't know what was worse, the blatant open lies or the fact that they thought we couldn't see through it. 80 million Americans are tragically blinded and do in fact believe these blatantly false stories.

    The good news about that though is that Biden doesn't get to blame orange man bad once he's in office, I won't let him. I'll be there to say "but Mr. President, YOUR President now and it's YOUR problem now."
     
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    I know I’ve always believed that if you have a violent mob trying to stop you and drag you out of your vehicle, the last thing you want to do is run one of them over. They just want to violently pull you out of your vehicle for a jubilant debate.
     
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    Why do I need facts ? I'm responding in kind to the OP of the poster.

    "Way to "Defund the Police" Democrats. What these citizens have to deal with in Democrat exclusively run areas must be terrible. This is just the tip of the iceberg as all crimes are way up. I have to say, the citizens deserve what they get. The vote Democrat, they get crime, decreased property values, and poor education for their children.... who in turn car jack, commit crimes, and do not contribute to society."

    Before you question me, why don't you question the items presented ? Nothing was offered to prove any of this.
     
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    So you were just being an example of why forums have an "ignore" feature. Got it.
     
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    More like fighting fire with fire.
     
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    I don't come here to fight; I come for polite discussions on the issues. This issue is about how vilifying police creates an environment where people feel more comfortable committing crime. The risk to reward ratio changes when law enforcement is neutered. Do you have anything on topic to contribute?
     
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    Sure.
    The police need some vilification when they keep killing suspects in custody.

    As for creating an environment where people feel more comfortable committing crime,
    is that like when Dirty Donnie speaks up and white supremacists are emboldened ? Like what's been going on for the past 4 years ?

    As for law enforcement being neutered, back that up. I don't recall seeing anything about the police being disarmed or fired.
     
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    Defunded means fewer, which means some will be fired. I notice you paint LEOs with a broad stroke. Isn't that what racists do?
     

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