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That’s still short term though. The root cause of people wanting to steal cars is not a lack of police. In the long term, we need to address the underlying root
by zeckalpha 6y ago
That’s still short term though. The root cause of people wanting to steal cars is not a lack of police. In the long term, we need to address the underlying root causes.
- TeMPOraL 6y agoFor an idea to work, there needs to be a path from current state to desired state. > The root cause of people wanting to steal cars is not a lack of police If your idea takes as preconditions solving greed, poverty and mental illnesses, you're better of finding a different idea, one that's even remotely possible.
- zeckalpha 6y agoIt will take time, but why not take on those problems?
- edbob 6y ago"Take on" the problems while leaving our current protections against violence in place. "Defund the police" is accomplishing nothing other than making mainstream voters deeply suspicious that any "reforms" are actually designed to benefit gang members. You are creating a political climate which makes the problems nearly impossible to "take on" effectively.
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