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by tupshin 1128 days ago
Challenge accepted. This article is an emotional rant (true or false) is not well grounded in facts and causality. There fundamental claim is that

> The simple fact is that this State and County have set themselves on a course to disaster. And the worst part is that the agency for whom I work has backed literally every policy change that had the predictable, and predicted, outcome of more crime and more people getting hurt.

So the claim is that his state, county, and agency are all backing policies that predictably lead to more crime.

Those policies are then characterized as:

* bond/bail reform * reduced parole and sentences in some cases * "malicious" prosecution of law officers * not prosecuting some crimes that are on the books

Unfortunately the author makes zero references, citations, or arguments for why these policies are harmful, as enacted, and why they might have led to the negative experiences of their family.

So it's an emotional content (nearly) free emotional rant that doesn't move the discussion forward in any helpful way.

Analysis that showed even correlation would be interesting/useful. This is not.

1 comments

But he hears gun shots sometimes and saw a drug dealer. That surely proves everything has gotten out of hand. Time to lock people up before they're proven guilty of committing any crimes, put non-violent criminals in cages, and permanently ruin peoples lives, preventing them from gainful employment!
And don't forget about the

> malicious and unnecessary prosecution of law enforcement officers

Oh no, the poor fascists that hurt the community, and ruin innocent lives to protect their egos. Who will be left to fire teargas at peaceful protestors and lock them up on false charges?
That’s not his point. It shows the policies are failing and enabling violence. Who is he to want a safe place to live in, when there are no repercussions for gangbangers for their actions
No it was. I don't think you read his letter. He specifically mentioned bail reforms that are meant to prevent poor people from rotting in jail without being convicted of anything. Also, deferment programs that are intended to prevent people from having damaging charges on their record and falling deeper into crime. Finally, you have complaints about "malicious prosecution of officers", which is clearly nonsense, considering what you can get away with as a LEO.

None of this has anything to do with "no repercussions for gangbangers".