[teucris]

Focusing on the rare cruel cases has meant we aren’t funding preventive measures which could prevent the vast majority of other crime.

[iateanapple]

> which could prevent the vast majority of other crime.

Could it?

California is one of the richest places on earth and has an incredibly progressive population.

So “we” have the desire and the money - and have for at least 20 years - and yet we have more violent crime than much poorer places.