Question for @chesaboudin: How is it #criminaljusticereform to allow a woman to shoplift 128 times before arresting? Now she’s facing 8 felonies and 120 misdemeanors. Might be wise to get involved earlier in the process so people’s lives aren’t destroyed with a record like that.
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Replying to @sfironicle @chesaboudin
How do you know early on who is going to evolve into such a criminal and who warrants intervention? Not everyone does, I'd posit few do. How much would it cost to spread those interventions across all who might evolve into a serial criminal?
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Well, let's just say she was arrested early on and did some time and had to do community service. Perhaps she would understand that there is consequence for the illegal and socially frowned upon actions and cease such behavior. Instead, her behavior was at best ignored/ condoned.
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At the base of that funnel are many times more people who will not evolve into criminals who do not need intervention. Intervention is expensive at those scales. Why not show us how that would pencil out fiscally and outcomes-wise?
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Well, candidly, if you condone stealing & thieves understand there is no consequence for their behavior, it stands to reason they will continue with bad behavior until stopped. Also, 80% of crime is typically committed by the same few. 80/20 rule. This perp is prime example!
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There is growing public resistance to spending $80K to imprison people for stealing three figures when that just results in contamination by more criminals and recidivism.
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We are not suggesting throwing people in prison for petty shoplifting one time. But there should be some kind of intervention. This is San Francisco — let’s get creative.
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It would be more economically efficient were government to reimburse retail for theft if it is unable to get around to redistributing wealth to make up for centuries of racialist capitalism that increasingly concentrates wealth.
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