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[–] FlyingSquid 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah, but people are a lot more shooty now.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

If you think that's true, I feel like you didn't live through the same 90s I did lol

https://bjs.ojp.gov/carjacking-victimization-1995-2021

[–] FlyingSquid 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Carjacking generally doesn't involve someone in one car stealing a second car.

This is the link you were looking for. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/03/20/road-rage-shootings-rising-us-report-finds/11484488002/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

That article only goes back to 2018 tho

[–] Decoy321 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Rose tinted glasses, my dude. It also depends on the location. Most places I've lived have gotten A LOT safer in the past 3 decades.

Shootings still happen, though.