Duke of Doubt
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Titan: "Hmm, well everything you are saying seems to indicate that there is more crime today than 1968, the opposite of what you said a few posts ago. I certainly would have to disagree about fraud being more prevalent in 1968 as well. A lot of fraud now occurs with the actor outside of the US victimizing someone inside the US or occurs on such large scale (Billions and billions of dollars) that there is no way to say there is less fraud now than there was in 1968."
No, what I'm saying is that it's hard to compare the two times for crime rates. For example, your "FBI figures" for murder in 1968 do not include abortions, even though abortion was murder in 1968. Accordingly, their figures are too low by far for 1968 murders, and should be higher.
As to fraud, in 1968 all you had to do was steal somebody's credit card and you were golden. You'd buy merchandise at one store with the stolen card, return it to another store, pocket the cash and leave town. Huge credit card theft rings with ties to OC existed in all major cities back then. Credit card fraud still exists, but its golden age is long gone.
No, what I'm saying is that it's hard to compare the two times for crime rates. For example, your "FBI figures" for murder in 1968 do not include abortions, even though abortion was murder in 1968. Accordingly, their figures are too low by far for 1968 murders, and should be higher.
As to fraud, in 1968 all you had to do was steal somebody's credit card and you were golden. You'd buy merchandise at one store with the stolen card, return it to another store, pocket the cash and leave town. Huge credit card theft rings with ties to OC existed in all major cities back then. Credit card fraud still exists, but its golden age is long gone.