@sapinker Many of our laws, e.g., drug prohibition, are crime promoting. Less policing of things like marijuana possession can reduce crime.
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Medical marijuana associated w/ big decrease in homicide: https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/38219/Aalen-Peter.pdf?sequence=1 …
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@sapinker@StateExempt Data too imperfect for any conclusions at the moment, I think. Need to see all city data after a year. -
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@JamesPsychol Something you may find of interest on the subject of policing: http://stateexempt.com/predictivepolicing.pdf … http://stateexempt.com/predictivepolicingrand.pdf …@sapinker -
@StateExempt@sapinker Useful model, and probably focuses resources effectively. UK experience mixed, I understand.
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@sapinker@anjiecast it's not an obvious trade off. Crime isn't simply a function of policing, but of many other things too.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SeamusAPower@sapinker Yes, objectivity.
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@sapinker@anjiecast for example, legalizing and deregulating certain activities would contribute to less people choosing a criminal careerThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker@PeterMoskos Police shouldn't be babysitters for black people who can't abide by the law.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker and it's not just Ferguson. Terrible framing, awful argument, really shameful tweet.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker Hogwash. You completely ignore drug war and broken windows failures. We lead the world in prisoners. Fine tuning my ass.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker False dichotomy. There are more than 2 options on the board of choices. Ferguson effect is itself an oversimplification too.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker But much 'crime' is only that by definition of authorities. Specifically, nonviolent drug offenses.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker It's hardly fine tuning to expect them not to kill thousands of civilians per year! -
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@ezralbntseliot@sapinker 474 this year http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2015/jun/01/the-counted-police-killings-us-database … (saw 478 on another site) the very fact they don't know is terrifying enough!
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@sapinker@CHSommers Policing must have as its purpose the protection of individual rights, not the dominance of the state and its wars.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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