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Here in New Zealand the current government came into power 6 years ago with a policy of reducing the prison population by 30 per cent. Not by increasing focus o

by mvdtnz 3y ago

Here in New Zealand the current government came into power 6 years ago with a policy of reducing the prison population by 30 per cent. Not by increasing focus on prevention of crime, but by locking up fewer people. They achieved this target, and as a result crime - especially violent crime - has skyrocketed. I think you live in a sheltered little bubble. In fact we know from your first post in this thread that when you're personally impacted by crime you quickly change your tune, much like hundreds of thousands of former NZ Labour voters.

tombert 3y ago
> In fact we know from your first post in this thread that when you're personally impacted by crime you quickly change your tune, That's actually not what I said. I was disclosing a potential bias but I never said that I "changed my tune". I was mugged about two month ago and had my expensive iPhone stolen out of my hands. I filed a police report and reported the phone stolen to Apple, but I very explicitly said that I didn't want to press any kind of criminal charges on the off chance that the phone is recovered and the thief was caught.
- quesera 3y ago
  > iPhone stolen out of my hands People still steal iPhones?? I thought the non-reusability of parts had eliminated that problem. Sorry to hear about your misadventures, I hope you were not injured.
  - tombert 3y ago
    > People still steal iPhones?? I thought the non-reusability of parts had eliminated that problem. This guy did! Snatched it right out of my hand. I of course did the iPhone lock on "Find My", and since I reported the IMEI number to the police I don't think they'll be able to easily activate it, so I suspect that the phone is probably on the bottom of the Hudson now. He did lightly shove me, but I wasn't really "injured" at all; not a scratch on me outside of my ego.
shinryuu 3y ago
Also with felony conviction and with the records being there for however long they are it makes it nigh impossible to get a job once your prison sentence is over. Once you're out you still need to survive. And if the only way of survival is more crime that's what you choose.

by mvdtnz 3y ago

tombert 3y ago

> In fact we know from your first post in this thread that when you're personally impacted by crime you quickly change your tune, That's actually not what I said. I was disclosing a potential bias but I never said that I "changed my tune". I was mugged about two month ago and had my expensive iPhone stolen out of my hands. I filed a police report and reported the phone stolen to Apple, but I very explicitly said that I didn't want to press any kind of criminal charges on the off chance that the phone is recovered and the thief was caught.

quesera 3y ago
> iPhone stolen out of my hands People still steal iPhones?? I thought the non-reusability of parts had eliminated that problem. Sorry to hear about your misadventures, I hope you were not injured.
- tombert 3y ago
  > People still steal iPhones?? I thought the non-reusability of parts had eliminated that problem. This guy did! Snatched it right out of my hand. I of course did the iPhone lock on "Find My", and since I reported the IMEI number to the police I don't think they'll be able to easily activate it, so I suspect that the phone is probably on the bottom of the Hudson now. He did lightly shove me, but I wasn't really "injured" at all; not a scratch on me outside of my ego.

shinryuu 3y ago

Also with felony conviction and with the records being there for however long they are it makes it nigh impossible to get a job once your prison sentence is over. Once you're out you still need to survive. And if the only way of survival is more crime that's what you choose.