N.Y. Crime Stats Hit New Low, But Residents Say They Don't Feel It

Alan: As Americans become increasingly isolated in their pleasure domes, Fox News (and most other media outlets) grow their business by terrifying viewers. 

If the purpose of Islamist terror is to impart fear as the cornerstone of America's mentality, Fortune 500 media companies are not only panting allies of ISIS and Al Qaeda: they lead the way.

Making the world safe for terrorism.

Or at least the perception of same.

And is there a difference?

"More Americans Killed By Police Than By Terrorists Even Though Crime Is Down"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/03/more-americans-killed-by-police-than-by.html

Self-Terrorization, The National Pastime

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/10/self-terrorization-national-pastime.html

Americans Are 9 Times More Likely To Be Killed By A Policeman Than A Terrorist

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/americans-are-nine-9-times-more-likely.html

Properly Understood, The Iraq War Was An Ego-Driven Exercise In State-Sponsored Terrorism 

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/11/we-are-not-at-war-with-islam-exchange.html


"Terror And The Other Religions"
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/04/terrorism-and-other-religions-juan-cole.html

In America, Big Time Terrorism Started With Angry, White, Prototypal Tea Bag Veteran, Timothy Veigh

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/09/in-america-terrorism-started-with-angry.html

"Faulty Risk Assessment And The Epidemic Spread Of Self-Terrorization

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/02/faulty-risk-assessment-and-epidemic.html

"Is Israel The World's Worst Terror State? An Israeli General's Son Thinks So"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/07/is-israel-worlds-foremost-terror-state.html

The Weaponization Of Grief: Paris Terror And The Non-Contextualization Of News Coverage

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/11/the-weaponization-of-grief-paris-terror.html

The Time-Line For European Terrorism: The Time-Line Of Who Is Responsible For How Much Over The Decades

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-timeline-of-european-terrorism-whos.html

Jenny McCarthy: Poster Girl For Self-Terrorization

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/11/jenny-mccarthy-americas-poster-girl-for.html

N.Y. Crime Stats Hit New Low, But Residents Say They Don't Feel It

December 29, 2015Joel Rosehttp://www.npr.org/2015/12/29/461409303/n-y-crime-stats-hit-new-low-but-residents-say-they-dont-feel-it

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Like last year, New York City will finish 2015 with historically low crime numbers. But despite that evidence, polls show many residents feel the city is heading back to the "old days" of high crime.