Re: Murder most foul

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In a message dated 96-10-03 05:44:39 EDT, mason@CIE.FR (Timothy Mason)
writes:

<< The claim is that *if* you subtract from the overall homicide total the
number
of drug-related ghetto killings, the US murder rate is not at all
exceptional....>>

The case for this one was made (or summarized) a while back in _National
Review._ I've rummaged around for the citation for the past half hour and
come up empty, unfortunately.

One of the difficulties with it is its overlap with the somewhat broader
category of youth violence -- which is itself a broader threat.

Regards,
Mike Cahill
mcbluelin@aol.com

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