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Podcast: Texas Wants to Know
Episode: Why and how has society become increasingly violent and short-tempered?
Description: Deadly shootings have increased among teenagers over the last two years, criminologists say. And while overall violent crime is down across the city of Dallas, the murder rate in the city is up 13% in 2022 compared to a year ago.
This week on North Texas Wants to Know, the president of Dallas nonprofit Urban Specialists, Antong Lucky, emphasizes the need for people to think before they act. And Leigh Richardson, founder of the Brain Performance Center, says fear is part of what's driving people to act more impulsively than they may have before.