I believe that people who commit crimes must be held to answer. But in ways that reduce rather than create future crime. Not on fear and vindictiveness, but justice, equal enforcement of the law, and data-driven policies aimed at promoting public safety.https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/09/chesa-boudin-san-francisco-crime/620063/ …
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is it data driven to let repeat fentanyl dealers go so they can sell more death that disproportionally kills african amercians? is that social justice?
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Paul Retweeted John Hamasaki
yes it is, The War On Drugs has been shown to exacerbate usage, addiction, lawlessness and violence in our community.
#EndTheWarOnDrugs to make our city safer and more just.https://twitter.com/HamasakiLaw/status/1436497301833277444 …Paul added,
John Hamasaki @HamasakiLaw“a large body of prior research that cast doubt on theory that stiffer prison terms deter drug misuse/drug-law violations. The evidence strongly suggests that policymakers should pursue alternative strategies that research shows work better and cost less.” https://www.pewtrusts.org/research-and-analysis/issue-briefs/2018/03/more-imprisonment-does-not-reduce-state-drug-problems …1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
The war on drugs has been a failure, no one can dispute that but taking the complete opposite approach shouldn’t be the way.
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