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> It's almost as if the article is equating less crime being prosecuted as less crime existing. There's a big issue with that. No, the article is about how arr
by danso 8y ago
> It's almost as if the article is equating less crime being prosecuted as less crime existing. There's a big issue with that.
No, the article is about how arrests of juveniles have vastly declined, but state and county officials haven't adjusted juvenile facility availability (e.g. shutting underused facilities down), resulting in some counties paying as much as $500K/yr per juvenile detained, up from less than $200K.
As someone who has also been robbed at gunpoint, I empathize a bit with your experience. But it is so tangential to the actual topic of the article -- you suffering from a violent crime has very little to do with whether California is overspending on unneeded juvenile detention infrastructure.
- kenneth 8y agoNote I didn't say state any opinion about how we should deal with juvenile violent offenders. What I take issue with articles making it seem like things are all rosy these days in California when I live in one of the wealthiest cities in the world which has an unbelievably rampant crime problem and woefully ineffective governance regarding this issue (and most other issues, really). Also, I also take issue with the article alluding to the idea that a shift away from prosecuting crime is a good thing. I can see the problem with those policies in my city on a daily basis. But at this point, I've given up on SF and I'm moving out. I've stuck it out here for too long and things aren't getting better, they're getting worse. I don't see the light at the end of the tunnel. So, so long…
- tjr225 8y agoIf you think crime is rampant in SF just wait til you get to the Midwest. Property crime might be a pain in the ass but I'll take it any day over the constant violence of where I came from.