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[–] 8 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I think it's more that the crimes that are committed are just more widely reported.

I don't even live in the US but every time someone in Florida throws a bagel at an alligator it gets reported internationally.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    This is actually the result of specific differences between Florida's laws around publishing crimes in the news compared to other states. I forget what the right term is and the exact laws, but basically in Florida everything can end up in the news right away while I believe other states limit what can be published before the court rules on a crime below a certain threshold, so the crazy stuff stops being interesting and gets forgotten about long before it could ever get published in other states.

    Or something along those lines.

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