Criminals are not stupid!
[QUOTE=Confiable;2441141]NO. Your ordinary criminal don't watch the news. People were buying guns and ammo prior to the crime rate going down. Fear sells. People were influence to buy by the pyschological tricks and tactics by companies and marketers / advertisers. Today's technological information uses your personal computer, social media app, and cell phone information to formulate through an algorithm what you might buy and what might influence your behavior. They are using it in sports now but they use the term sports analytics to predict the plays a team might run in certain situations and its success rate.[/QUOTE]Your statement that "ordinary criminals don't watch the news" is totally wrong. They watch the news constantly to find out where and when to commit their next criminal act or enterprise. They learn to steal N95 masks to sell on the black market. They run scams on people waiting for their $1,200 check from the government. Criminals are very smart. That is why there is "organized crime". The Mafia and Triads are not run by total idiots. It takes brains (and violence) to run criminal organizations.
You sound like the typical nitwit who thinks they know everything and everyone else is dumber than you. In other words, a liberal Democrat! I am sorry to disillusion you, but the world does not run by your perception of how things are.