http://www.gothamist.com/2006/06/25/murder_up_major.php All comments for Murder Up, Major Crime Still Down en-us 2007 nyc_daveh Tue, 05 Jun 2007 17:11:44 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss daveh@gothamist.com daveh@gothamist.com 60 http://www.gothamist.com/2006/06/25/murder_up_major.php#comment-152910 http://www.gothamist.com/2006/06/25/murder_up_major.php#comment-152910 Comments Mon, 26 Jun 2006 09:16:37 -0500 <p>This was predicted by an episode of the Wire, when the police dept is ordered by the mayor to keep murders below a certain number. One police captain says to his boss, We all know how to decrease the numbers by downgrading crimes, etc., but how do you hide a body? </p> http://www.gothamist.com/2006/06/25/murder_up_major.php#comment-149811 http://www.gothamist.com/2006/06/25/murder_up_major.php#comment-149811 Comments Sun, 25 Jun 2006 21:26:40 -0500 <p>Though major crime - including murder, rape, robberies, and felony assaults - are still declining... where does it say murder isn't a major crime? </p> http://www.gothamist.com/2006/06/25/murder_up_major.php#comment-149808 http://www.gothamist.com/2006/06/25/murder_up_major.php#comment-149808 Comments Sun, 25 Jun 2006 21:14:50 -0500 <p>I call murder a major crime. Statistics on whether a guy stole a pack of chewing gum really doesn't concern me.</p> http://www.gothamist.com/2006/06/25/murder_up_major.php#comment-149759 http://www.gothamist.com/2006/06/25/murder_up_major.php#comment-149759 Comments Sun, 25 Jun 2006 17:48:50 -0500 <p>It is the heat. Or is it the humidity?</p>