| | A one year old Black toddler was murdered while sitting in a stroller in the [[BLM]] violence.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2020/07/13/go-to-hell-gardner-family-slain-toddler-tells-killers/</ref> The Democrat-controlled Minneapolis City Council told [[citizen]]s to be ready to give up wallets and cell phones to [[criminal]]s.<ref>https://twitter.com/KyleHooten2/status/1289590875119661062</ref> | | A one year old Black toddler was murdered while sitting in a stroller in the [[BLM]] violence.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2020/07/13/go-to-hell-gardner-family-slain-toddler-tells-killers/</ref> The Democrat-controlled Minneapolis City Council told [[citizen]]s to be ready to give up wallets and cell phones to [[criminal]]s.<ref>https://twitter.com/KyleHooten2/status/1289590875119661062</ref> |
| − | The [[murder|homicide]] rate escalated in Democrat-run cities between 33% and over 200% after the June 2020 Democrat-sponsored [[Defund the Police]] movement.<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/homicide-spike-cities-chicago-newyork-detroit-us-crime-police-lockdown-coronavirus-protests-11596395181</ref> [[Nashville]] reported the biggest bump, a 233% increase/ [[Baltimore]]; [[Denver]]; [[Detroit]]; New Rochelle, New York; Charleston, South Carolina; Newark, New Jersey; and Prince George's County, Maryland all had huge increases. [[New York City]] reported a 67% increase. In [[Houston]], homicides rose 68% over 2019. For the month of May alone, they've shot up 150%. [[Cincinnati]] is up 115%, [[Milwaukee]] 103%, and [[Louisville]], Kentucky 63%. In [[Kansas City]], [[Missouri]], where the murder rate has risen 23% since last year, more people have died from gun violence than COVID-19.<ref>https://www.insider.com/murder-rates-are-rising-in-cities-across-america-2020-5</ref> | + | The [[murder|homicide]] rate escalated in Democrat-run cities between 33% and over 200% after the June 2020 Democrat-sponsored [[Defund the Police]] movement.<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/homicide-spike-cities-chicago-newyork-detroit-us-crime-police-lockdown-coronavirus-protests-11596395181</ref> [[Nashville]] reported the biggest bump, a 233% increase. [[Baltimore]]; [[Denver]]; [[Detroit]]; New Rochelle, New York; Charleston, South Carolina; Newark, New Jersey; and Prince George's County, Maryland all had huge increases. [[New York City]] reported a 67% increase. In [[Houston]], homicides rose 68% over 2019. For the month of May alone, they've shot up 150%. [[Cincinnati]] is up 115%, [[Milwaukee]] 103%, and [[Louisville]], Kentucky 63%. In [[Kansas City]], [[Missouri]], where the murder rate has risen 23% since last year, more people have died from gun violence than COVID-19.<ref>https://www.insider.com/murder-rates-are-rising-in-cities-across-america-2020-5</ref> |
| | A [[Gallup Poll]] found 81% of African Americans want more policing in their neighborhoods, not less.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/gallup-poll-81-of-black-people-want-police-to-stay-in-their-neighborhoods</ref> Other polls found only 47% of Black Americans under 30 years plan to vote for Biden, 46% have anything positive to say about Joe Biden, 44% trust Democrats in Congress to do what's right for the Black community while a rising 28% trust Republicans in Congress to do what's right for the Black community.<ref>https://theconversation.com/young-black-americans-not-sold-on-biden-the-democrats-or-voting-143884</ref> | | A [[Gallup Poll]] found 81% of African Americans want more policing in their neighborhoods, not less.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/gallup-poll-81-of-black-people-want-police-to-stay-in-their-neighborhoods</ref> Other polls found only 47% of Black Americans under 30 years plan to vote for Biden, 46% have anything positive to say about Joe Biden, 44% trust Democrats in Congress to do what's right for the Black community while a rising 28% trust Republicans in Congress to do what's right for the Black community.<ref>https://theconversation.com/young-black-americans-not-sold-on-biden-the-democrats-or-voting-143884</ref> |