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In your estimation, what would it take for the police to become as effective as organized crime at keeping young publicly hyper-violent criminals in line?
by Crito 11y ago
In your estimation, what would it take for the police to become as effective as organized crime at keeping young publicly hyper-violent criminals in line?
- jessaustin 11y agoLegalize victimless crime, and hold property owners responsible for securing their own property. When police can concentrate solely on reducing violence, they will do a better job of it.
- pc86 11y ago> and hold property owners responsible for securing their own property So if someone is robbed, it's their own fault?
- jessaustin 11y agoI'm not advocating anything above, merely answering the question. Police are like any other people; they respond to the situations in which they are placed. Drug use cannot be stopped, merely pushed around from one place to another. If police are forced to attempt the impossible, they will not succeed. To answer the question, robbery is violence. I'm talking about securing property against theft, vandalism, etc. "Fault" seems like a moral judgement, which isn't necessary here. To hold someone responsible is to expect responsible behavior from that person.
- joe_the_user 11y agoThe police becoming "as effective" as organized crime at "keeping publicly hyper-violent criminals in line" is easy, traditional police are more effective and use similar methods - there's a line you can't cross. David Simon describes both this phenomena and how the war on drugs tossed this approach [1]. That said, this hardly eliminates crime or makes it OK. Poverty and the turf wars over facilities for victimless crimes are always going to spur violent crime. [1] https://www.themarshallproject.org/2015/04/29/david-simon-on-baltimore-s-anguish#.LggeWyYFD https://www.themarshallproject.org/2015/04/29/david-simon-on...