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Honest question, what is the purpose of being so soft on crime for these DAs? I really don’t understand it.
by lockhouse 3y ago
Honest question, what is the purpose of being so soft on crime for these DAs? I really don’t understand it.
- kn0where 3y agoJail is expensive and cities are cash strapped.
- lockhouse 3y agoIsn’t it still a net loss of revenue if everyone moves out of your city and refuses to visit because of your soft on crime reputation?
- lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 3y agoIt sounds like that could be Someone Else's Problem from the perspective of a District Attorney. It plausibly looks good to somebody that the DA is minimizing prison costs regardless of second-order effects of policies which minimize prison costs.
- runnerup 3y agoDA has a bully pulpit they could use to petition for building more jail space, but no direct control of that. Also it takes years to build more jail space. Prisons/jails are incredibly expensive to build and operate.
- mr_coleman 3y agoIt's the unintended consequences of good intentions. The belief is that the criminal justice system has been historically racist against certain minority groups. Once you've been to prison, it becomes dramatically harder to get a job and rent. So by being soft on crime they are righting a "wrong". Noble intentions but it ultimate creates injustice for victims of the crime. It also promotes petty and organized crime. It also creates a cycle. Soft on crime cause a crime wave caused by social justice DAs. Voters get pissed and then only vote for Tough on Crime candidates. Tough on Crime candidates crack down on crime creating a sense of injustice. The sense of injustice pisses off Voters and they vote for Social Justice candidates who are soft on crime and the cycle repeats.
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