Crime Metaphors
a: Crime ~
b: disease
What: "As with all complex issues, crime is suffused with metaphors. One common frame portrays crime as a disease, one that plagues cities, infects communities, and spreads in epidemics or waves. Another depicts crime as a predator - criminals prey upon their victims, and they need to be hunted or caught. These aren't just rhetorical flourishes; they're mind-changing tools with very real consequences."
Useful?
Writer: Ed Yong
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Date: Feb 22 2012 8:25 PM
# 1717 Critique Analogy