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People who are pro criminal justice reform understand people are guilty. But they're trying to solve the actual systemic issues that lead to crime, not just say
by aaomidi 5y ago
People who are pro criminal justice reform understand people are guilty. But they're trying to solve the actual systemic issues that lead to crime, not just say crime doesn't happen.
Excessive policing, not spending money on social services, etc etc are all making it worse. https://ips-dc.org/three-felonies-day/ https://ips-dc.org/three-felonies-day/
So yeah, we've over criminalized shit and we're spending money on mercs instead of investing in society.
- rayiner 5y agoPolicing doesn’t cause crime and any more than umbrellas cause rain. Systemic issues exist but those issues are more about circumstances that produce criminals (breakdown of family structures, etc.) not policing.
- aaomidi 5y agoDo you really think the comparison of umbrellas in the face of rain and police in the face of crime is logical?
- rayiner 5y agoYes absolutely—people buy umbrellas because of rain, and voters employ police because of crime. It’s a logical error to infer that the presence of umbrellas causes rain, or that the presence of police causes crime.
- policecrimehypo 5y agoIn this metaphor, rain that doesn't happen to land on an umbrella just isn't observed. The presence of police increases crime statistics, because some marginally illegal activity that happens all the time and is mostly unenforced would be acted on.
- rayiner 5y agoPolice cost money. Cities don’t deploy them to places unless significant criminal activity causes demand for a police presence.