5% of all arrests in America are for violent crime and fewer than 1% are for murder. If that’s your argument, then you should at least be in support of cutting police budgets by 95-99%. https://twitter.com/germanrlopez/status/1268408728950394882 …
The 95-99% of police that seem to be allocated only towards petty crime serve as a deterrent to serious crime. Suppose you have a cop directing traffic. A violent assault is much less likely to occur where that cop is, even if they're there for traffic, not assaults.
-
-
Interactions cut both ways though. Someone who got jailed for possessing weed might be more likely to do crime later because ppl won't hire him etc. So I agree there's a ton of added uncertainty but to both directions.
-
The solution to the problem you just described is not to reduce policing. It's to legalize marijuana possession.
- 6 more replies
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.