[goialoq]

And "public safety" conspicuously excludes the harms caused by incarceration (for both innocent and guilt suspects, and the innocent members of their families and communities).

(Not to mention that "public safety" still excludes the harms of centuries of slavery and decades of Jim Crow...)

[alicevenrro]

Are you suggesting that we discard notions of justice / law due to historical sentiment? Or do you mean that we should address issues or biases which might be formed because of these events?