Gun violence has been rising lately in some of the biggest American cities. It’s happened in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and, perhaps most notably, Minneapolis, the scene of the brutal killing of George Floyd and the intense protests that followed. Some advocates of police reform claim that the recent crime increase is a meaningless blip. It’s real, even if there are sometimes multiple causes, depending on the city. “When there have been large-scale protests against police, it is pretty clear that some police have stopped doing their jobs, and that’s destabilizing.”

Source: New York Times July 16, 2020 10:41 UTC