Managing crime is a problem where both false positives and false negatives are prominent and severe subproblems. When someone seeks to outrage you over one type of error, consider whether their implied solution would make the other type of error worse.
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Replying to @St_Rev
This is a problem I have w both do-gooder lefties and many libertarians: cops are bad (agreed) and many innocents are punished (agreed), therefore let's SHUT DOWN ALL PRIS0NS AND NOT PROSECUTE PEOPLE FOR SHOPLIFTING AND INSANELY DANGEROUS DRIVING (wait, what?!?!)
8:56 PM - 7 Sep 2018
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