> Bolster social programs I think you are actually talking about dismantling more than half of the existing criminal statutes. I agree that we should do it, bu

> Bolster social programs I think you are actually talking about dismantling more than half of the existing criminal statutes. I agree that we should do it, but there's a reason it hasn't been done before: there are still a ton of citizens who believe the only way to deter crime/poverty is a bigger stick, not swapping a stick for a carrot.