Charles Allen/Karl Racine Justice System in Washington Post

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I feel badly for the victims, but in almost all cases, super-long sentences are pointless.

It certainly seems like the victim’s family members don’t share that view, and I would say their perspective matters more than yours.

Only if you think the justice system is about revenge and not safety.

No one is being rehabilitated. Progressives are just refusing to prosecute crimes so that they can say less POC were imprisoned. Teens know there are no punishments so they get bored and decide to steal cars, assault people, and suffer no consequences. I'm not sure where all this talk of rehabilitation is coming from as even the DC mayor acknowledged most of the violent crime is coming from repeat offenders let loose in the streets.

There need to be consequences. They need to be swift and certain to be effective. But they don't need to be delayed and pointlessly long. That does nothing but cost taxpayers money.

Local jails are (or can be) much better at rehabilitation than State prisons.

[Anonymous]

I feel strongly that we should support anything that may help to interfere with the diversion if minors to a life of crime. Whatever we can do to support their legitimate success in life, starting with their early educations and prenatal health, would be really important.

Once they have committed violent crimes, I am not interested in risking my family's safety to gamble on the rehabilitation of criminals. Not even juvenile ones.

Let's attend better to the next generation. The current has gone rotten.

[Anonymous]

Give it up for now. The country has decided that equity at any cost (letting out violent felons or not prosecuting etc) and lowering crime stats through permissive policy is more important than public safety. Maybe in 20 years will we overcorrect the other way in the same way we we are right now over correcting to the side of less strictness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Give it up for now. The country has decided that equity at any cost (letting out violent felons or not prosecuting etc) and lowering crime stats through permissive policy is more important than public safety. Maybe in 20 years will we overcorrect the other way in the same way we we are right now over correcting to the side of less strictness.

Thad sad part is they can get equity and be safe. But that requires more nuanced policies and real investment. Those don’t okay well to hashtag governance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Give it up for now. The country has decided that equity at any cost (letting out violent felons or not prosecuting etc) and lowering crime stats through permissive policy is more important than public safety. Maybe in 20 years will we overcorrect the other way in the same way we we are right now over correcting to the side of less strictness.

Thad sad part is they can get equity and be safe. But that requires more nuanced policies and real investment. Those don’t okay well to hashtag governance.

Don’t *play* well.

[Anonymous]

Racine wanted to be mayor oh so badly and unfortunately it didn’t happen.

Unfortunately for us it was built around lax law enforcement. He’ll leave and increase his salary X 4 and we’re left to clean-up the mess. Cheers.