Very interesting and I am glad that my fellow citizens are not in favor of the military occupying American cities. However it does get me thinking of the paradox described and how it might connect to the social construct of crime.
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Clearly “crime” means something different to different people. To some it seems to mean ‘violence,’ to others it seems to mean ‘homelessness,’ or ‘poor people.’ To some it just means ‘black people.’
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Even though the pollster is asking about crime, the responder is using their own definition. Same thing with the concept of a “problem.” What is and is not a problem can mean different things to different people.
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I think that may explain part of the Fenno paradox here. If you associate crime with black people, but live in rural Illinois you’re going to say it isn’t a problem in your neighborhood because black people don’t liver there. They live in Chicago
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