So I'm reading about New Orleans high violence rate, and this is what I see:
The journalist is sure to mention that some of the killings are done with assault rifles:
The killers are growing more brazen, striking in broad daylight and using assault rifles, even with police just 30 yards away. And witnesses refuse to talk.
But then everyone else doesn't mention guns. They start talking about the real causes of violence:
"We have a culture, a certain population in this city with an intent on committing violent crime," says Assistant Superintendent of Police Steven Nicholas. "They feel no repercussion, they have no fear of police."
"This alarming homicide rate is a function of the failure of these different municipal entities to coordinate in a really productive way," says Peter Scharf, a criminologist at New Orleans University.
Even the journalist has to sum it up:
Reasons for the violence are many: Drug dealing, retaliation killings, fewer cops and an overwhelmed legal system.