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Memory is very fallible, and if you can't remember the source I'd suggest it's quite possible you're not accurately remembering the information as well. Even in
by bnralt 4y ago
Memory is very fallible, and if you can't remember the source I'd suggest it's quite possible you're not accurately remembering the information as well. Even in cases where someone's memory is entirely accurate, without a source it's hard to see if we're missing relevant context (for instance, if a certain piece of information was gathered decades earlier). A few years back[1] the ACLU claimed that it's polling found broad support for prison reform and reducing the prison population.
When Obama first came into office, Senator Jim Webb (generally considered a moderate) actually had a plan for a commission to study the criminal justice system in the U.S. in an effort to reform it. It received widespread support, with even a number of Republicans co-sponsoring the bill. The leadership didn't seem particularly interested in it, for whatever reason, and nothing came from it.
[1] https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/91-percent-americans-support-criminal-justice-reform-aclu-polling-finds https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/91-percent-americans-sup...
- pc86 4y agoPrison reform in particular seems to be one of those things folks educated on the prison system (or even just close to it) are in favor of, but folks who don't interact with it at all believe for whatever reason that it's fine and any attempts to make it better is immediately equivalent to making things "easier" on prisoners which sets up a knee-jerk negative reaction. The leadership was probably afraid that even a bipartisan effort would be vehemently opposed by a vocal minority as soft on crime, anti-LE, or something else.
- jahnu 4y agoI’m glad you posted this as a reminder to everyone to be wary of my supposed fact. I was unsure if I should have even posted it but I’ll spend some time now and have a look for the source. Edit: wow @popehat deleted all their tweets!
- papercrane 4y ago> Edit: wow @popehat deleted all their tweets! Yeah, he wrote about why here: https://popehat.substack.com/p/goodbye-twitter https://popehat.substack.com/p/goodbye-twitter He's on Mastodon (https://mastodon.social/@Popehat https://mastodon.social/@Popehat) and coincidentally re-tweeted (or whatever the Mastodon equivalent is) the author of this piece a couple days ago talking about this topic.
- rsynnott 4y agoPreviously 're-tooted', but, disappointingly, no more :( https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/16080 https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/16080 (In practice, people still use the 'toot' terminology a fair bit)