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Violent America: Society Victim or Criminal
James Martin, 27, a hotel porter with a wife and two infant daughters, was attacked at a downtown bus stop when four or five assailants demanded his money. He handed over $6 and was beaten, his right eye injured, leaving him nearly blind. The piece argues violence rose sharply in 1970s America, with rising crime, police strain, and a shift toward racially polarized crime, citing Milton S. Eisenhower’s critique of non-implementation of violence commission recommendations.
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