{"id":103383,"date":"2021-06-23T09:00:46","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T13:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=103383"},"modified":"2021-06-23T07:29:23","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T11:29:23","slug":"washington-post-front-page-as-homicides-soar-nationwide-mayors-see-few-options-for-regaining-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=103383","title":{"rendered":"(Washington Post front page) As homicides soar nationwide, mayors see few options for regaining control"},"content":{"rendered":"

The killings rolled over the country like a fast-moving storm. From Savannah to Austin, from Chicago to Cleveland. In six hours one night this month, four mass-shooting attacks. And in their wake, a sober recognition from city leaders that they don\u2019t have many options left for curbing a surge in homicides that is traumatizing communities nationwide.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have done almost all we can do,\u201d said Van Johnson, the mayor of Savannah, Ga.<\/p>\n

The tools for fighting back are \u201climited\u201d without state and federal help, said Austin Mayor Steve Adler (D).<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to get worse,\u201d Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson (D) said.<\/p>\n

Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Great read from @markberman<\/a> and @griffwitte<\/a> on the challenge of understanding and responding to last year's murder surge. https:\/\/t.co\/7bdRYYWZU0<\/a><\/p>\n

— Jeff Asher (@Crimealytics) June 22, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n