Television
Sep 01, 2015
Mike Barnicle reacts to “Murder Rates Rising Sharply in Many U.S. Cities”

On MSNBC’S Morning Joe, Mike Barnicle reacts to a recent New York Times report, “Murder Rates Rising Sharply in Many U.S. Cities,” about the more than 30 cities that have seen violence increase over the past 12 months. “It gets to a really tragic cultural story in this country, twinned with the availability of guns on the streets and the increasing lack of respect for life among young people,” says Mike of the uptick in inner city woes and street violence. Watch the conversation on the complex theories behind the growing crime rates here, including lack of economic opportunities, and read the story at https://nyti.ms/1Vu6uCU.