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[quote=Anonymous]We’ve reached a point where most of our politicians in DC view a “tough on crime” approach that utilizes traditional means like increasing the number of cops, more aggressively prosecuting violent crimes, disruptive programs like gun buy backs and targeting drug trade that is causing crime by putting lots of people high on dangerous drugs out on the street, placing my cops in communities to deter criminal activities, and aggressively scaring at risk kids away from crime with “scared straight” style programming, as totally nonviable.

So we’re struck trying to come up with a solution that will address crime NOW (not in 5-20 year horizons, but this year) and there is no gentle, progressive solution that will stop the current crime cycle. We have to convince people to stop doing drugs and committing crime, and the only way to do that quickly is to lock people up and put cops in their line of sight. I wish there was another way, but it’s getting out of control. We need a solution that will work quickly.[/quote]

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