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		eraad on April 26, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ecuador legalized gangs and murder rates plummeted Right. I live in Ecuador and crime is booming. I’m not sure it is related but anyways, this policy is not an anti-crime panacea.

senorjazz on April 26, 2019 [–]

Same. Not even a noticed reduction in murder rates, unless it is happening in areas that don't get much reporting

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