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The man deserved to be punished, to be sure, but 70 years in prison for spitting at the cops is grossly excessive. Only "message" that sends is justice system untethered from morality or humanity (or effectiveness) thehill.com/homenews/3948327…
Plus such indifferent grandstanding by prosecutors brings other costs - 70 years in prison is a $1.6 million sentence for Texas taxpayers. Sure, parole will likely knock that down to a few hundred thousand, but that's still an awfully expensive message.
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A lot of bad stats in this BJS report on failure of youth facilities to protect detained youth from sexual victimization, but relative lack of staff accountability sticks out. bjs.ojp.gov/press-release/su…
A .05 BAC limit seems like a reasonable, public-safety minded measure. Prosecuted a bunch of drunk driving cases, and always struck me as odd how relatively little appetite the justice system has for addressing a behavior that kills so many people.
The push to lower the legal threshold for what constitutes driving under the influence of alcohol to .05 is growing in states. "Zero tolerance is what we’re working toward." on.wsj.com/42ihY5d
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Understandable focus on this man's innocence, but even if he was guilty, he should've been free years ago. 34 years in prison-let alone 400-for a getaway driver in armed robbery without injuries is clearly excessive cnn.com/2023/03/15/us/sidney…
Philly residents appear to endorse a "police plus" program of more cops and more investments in treatment, education, youth services etc. Actually matches pretty well with the evidence on crime prevention inquirer.com/news/crime-guns…
True! And some racial disparities-though still very large-also appear to be decreasing.
The US corrections system has shrunk again:
- Almost 2 million fewer people were under correctional control at yearend 2021 (vs. 2008 peak)
- Rate of control has fallen from 1 in 31 to 1 in 48 adults
- Incarceration down to 1 in 147 from 1 in 100 adults
#progressispossible
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Notion that rising crime extra worrying since it’s no longer “contained in certain high crime neighborhoods” is political reality AND failure. It's saying crime becomes offensive when *certain people* can no longer opt-out from it. 1/3 @marcthiessen washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Even putting the loud whistling coming from this idea aside for a moment, this is still how bad crime policy festers for decades. As long as it’s concentrated in certain spots, too many people outside of those places are content to take an out of sight, out of mind approach. 2/3
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"68% said they do not trust government agencies to investigate their own problems and honestly report on them to lawmakers and the public."
I guess 32% of Americans are just sweet, trusting fools too good for this world?
Here we go. First-ever national poll on prison oversight shows broad bipartisan support - and people like the idea the more they learn more about it. Check out the results.
famm.org/82-of-americans-sup…
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Well, this is unsettling on multiple levels and seems ripe for privacy legislation. wired.com/story/police-used-…
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Violent crime spike illustrates need for more reform, not less | Washington Examiner washingtonexaminer.com/opini…