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>>This is a big deal, because it shows a promising path to dramatically reduce the US prison population. Don't mind the drunk driving, think about all of the cr
by enraged_camel 11y ago
>>This is a big deal, because it shows a promising path to dramatically reduce the US prison population. Don't mind the drunk driving, think about all of the crimes out there, and all of the people who got a hammer dropped on them.
I hate to be that guy, but the US prison population is large because certain powerful interests want it to be large. This is unlikely to change anytime soon. And it definitely won't change as a result of a study about drunk driving.
That said, it's still an interesting study. Like many people, I've lost a friend in an accident involving a drunk driver, so the subject is important to me.
- kbenson 11y agoThis is an important point. It's hard to enact change when it threatens the status quo. In California, Prison Correctional officers are backed by a powerful lobby[1]. 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Correctional_Peace_Officers_Association#Lobbying https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Correctional_Peace_...
- lotu 11y agoSomething to rember about the "powerful interests" they only remain powerful because vast majority of voting Americans either agree with them on that don't care about that about that issue or care so little about the issue that it dosen't matter. When this changes policy changes. Look at Marijuana legalization, where are the powerful interests benefiting from it?