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To: Oral Roberts who wrote (105723)	6/8/2005 2:57:20 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 108807

It's more interesting when violence goes up than when it goes down- because people like reading about violence. That's why serial killers get top billing, and their own movies. This isn't so much political, as driven by the consumer. Most consumers of news wants sex or violence, or even better sex AND violence. So I'm not sure this is about bias- other than the bias of giving the public all the scary violence that it wants. I think it's all about catering to the fears of the public- that sells newspapers, and elected Bush; people love their fears. Lack of fear, and good news, people are not so interested in.

To: Oral Roberts who wrote (105723)	6/8/2005 10:23:26 PM
From: Grainne	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

The fact that violent crime may have dropped after the assault weapons ban expired doesn't mean that it dropped BECAUSE the assault weapons ban expired. A and B can both be true, if you follow me. There has been some interesting speculation over the past few years that the crime rate is dropping because abortions were legalized. There has been a rapid dropoff that corresponds timewise. In other words, a whole generation of criminals may have been aborted, so they didn't grow up. Unwanted children are for the most part the people who become criminals. Do you have any feelings about whether it is better to have no weapons restrictions at all, or follow the recommendations of the police associations, most of which want more gun laws than the NRA supports?