• Riskable
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    43 months ago

    What bullshit journalism is this?

    Despite the unsettling trend, there is some sign of progress as postal robberies dipped by 19% in the past five months, and arrests for letter carrier robberies increased by 73% so far in the fiscal year of 2024.

    Arrests for letter carrier robberies is not convictions. It’s also not even remotely useful knowledge for the same reason that people aren’t required to report if they’ve ever been arrested when applying for a job.

    A much better article covering the issue (but it still gives the arrests statistic, sigh):

    https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/california/articles/2024-03-12/letter-carrier-robberies-continue-as-usps-union-lawmakers-seek-solutions

    At least that article gives the totals that these percentages are derived from 🤷