• Muyal_Hix@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    He definitely has. A few years ago, San Salvador was known as the murder capital of the world, but nowadays it’s one of the safest places to live.

    • 1847953620@lemmy.world
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      7 days ago

      Ah yeah, I’m sure lack of due process in an authoritarian regime leaves freedom of speech and accurate reporting of power abuse from the state completely unaffected.

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      7 days ago

      Maybe the murder/crime rate has technically gone down, but the prospect of getting thrown in a literal dungeon without trial for having a tattoo, being mistaken for someone else, or doing some thing the government decided they didn’t like that week, doesn’t sound safe, even if statistically so.

      By that definition, the DPRK is “safe” because you’re unlikely to get randomly mugged or something while you’re there. But God have mercy on a tourist who tries to bring home a piece of paper from a hotel room.

      • SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        7 days ago

        Murder rate by ms13 down, murdercamp innocent civilians WAAAAYYYYY up. That other user is eating the fascist propaganda like candy.