matrix07012 @matrix@gameliberty.club

@kline
That's certainly possible but without a capacity to investigate the reports, you can't confirm whether the number of crimes actually dropped.
I'm going to read that paper because the article is indeed stupid.

@augustus
It's a meme, but I've seen enough people unironically make this argument that I know it's not just memeing.

@galena
Legalizing drugs is one solution

@chuculate
If the motivation for building a wall is lowering crime and if my hypothesis is true, crime will either stay the same or increase.

@augustus
Individuals voluntarily forming groups to achieve goals isn't collectivism.

Here's a hypothesis:
Building border wall and making border crossing between US and Mexico harder supports organized crime due to simple economics. It increases the entry fee into the drug market as more expensive elaborate plans are needed to smuggle things across the border (like digging a gigantic tunnel), which only large criminal organizations can afford which means they potentially become a monopoly and can charge higher prices, increasing their profits.

Headline vs article
https://archive.fo/aYV8y

Mind Your Language

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtKhm7rDfbc