The Dallas Morning News published an article today about Dallas murder rates. The article is interesting enough, but my favorite part was this particular quote:

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There are a lot more plausible explanations for why the killings tapered off in urban jungles: Cities responded to the sudden spike in homicides and the growing drug culture by hiring more police officers and fine-tuning patrol strategies. Laws were stiffened. More prisons were built.

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The article can be found here.

That gentleman must not read the New York Times; if he did, he would know that we keep incarcerating people despite decreases in crime because we're just _____________ [fill in the blank with your favorite perjorative Yankee term for Texans].

No other explanation is allowed to grace the pages of the Old Gray Lady, so it must be true.