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Anonymous wrote:Oh so they asked car jackers and violent criminals in jail how to stop the violence? That’s great. And one of them said build incentives like a music studio?

This is the problem with progressives. They want to endlessly study the root causes of poverty, throw money at it, but not actually hold anyone accountable. Especially in this day and age with the reckoning of the last few years.

The city council will soon revise the dc criminal code so it’s “updated” (more lenient on penalties). They’ve already implemented such soft policies as the youth Rehabiliation act shielding violent criminals’ records until age 26. They’ve just started allowing folks with thousands of dollars of speeding tickets to be allowed to renew their drivers licenses in perpetuity without penalty, they don’t chase atv riders, there is no such thing as fare evasion, they hired at a cost of $9m last year “violence interruptors” which most studies show have no effect on preventing crime….the list is endless.

Rather than crack down, and incarcerate violent criminals to keep them off the streets, they double down on novel progressive policies, because apparently no one should be held accountable for their actions. Teens are let out when they commit gross acts of violence. Obviously, the statists are bad. Is leniency the answer? People will get away with what they think they can get away with.

We need to legalize all drugs and stop prosecuting non-violent drug offenses and prostitution. But if you car Jack someone or violently attack them we should not coddle you. I don’t care if you came from a single mother household, which is a massive percentage of those in DC, and were basically raised in the streets. It isn’t all society’s fault. You decided to attack that person and you should not get a music studio or get paid or whatever new tangled policy is drummed up by some consultant with a sociology degree.

? the criminals are being held accountable. That's why they are in prison.

Poverty + density breeds crime.

I think trying to understand why they turn to a life of crime and what could the city could do to reduce people turning to crime is smart. Better to address the root cause than simply put a big bandaid on top of the sore.

Law enforcement use criminal profiles to understand the criminal mind. Why is it not a good idea for the city to understand criminal minds, as well, so that they can get to the root of the issue.

I'm fairly certain most children don't wake up one day and decide to be a criminal. Most criminals turn to crime due to various reasons, and poverty and abuse at home are two big factors.

That being said, I don't think we should go easy on criminals, either. But, we can keep just jailing more people. 1. It's expensive to house prisonsers 2. we need workers in our society.

Anonymous wrote:Oh so they asked car jackers and violent criminals in jail how to stop the violence? That’s great. And one of them said build incentives like a music studio?

This is the problem with progressives. They want to endlessly study the root causes of poverty, throw money at it, but not actually hold anyone accountable. Especially in this day and age with the reckoning of the last few years.

The city council will soon revise the dc criminal code so it’s “updated” (more lenient on penalties). They’ve already implemented such soft policies as the youth Rehabiliation act shielding violent criminals’ records until age 26. They’ve just started allowing folks with thousands of dollars of speeding tickets to be allowed to renew their drivers licenses in perpetuity without penalty, they don’t chase atv riders, there is no such thing as fare evasion, they hired at a cost of $9m last year “violence interruptors” which most studies show have no effect on preventing crime….the list is endless.

Rather than crack down, and incarcerate violent criminals to keep them off the streets, they double down on novel progressive policies, because apparently no one should be held accountable for their actions. Teens are let out when they commit gross acts of violence. Obviously, the statists are bad. Is leniency the answer? People will get away with what they think they can get away with.

We need to legalize all drugs and stop prosecuting non-violent drug offenses and prostitution. But if you car Jack someone or violently attack them we should not coddle you. I don’t care if you came from a single mother household, which is a massive percentage of those in DC, and were basically raised in the streets. It isn’t all society’s fault. You decided to attack that person and you should not get a music studio or get paid or whatever new tangled policy is drummed up by some consultant with a sociology degree.

Anonymous wrote:I don't care about what criminals think.

Ask the victims instead.

Anonymous wrote:While violent crime rises we hire expensive consultants to poll prisoners on their feelings. We’ll I am excited for the report they write that will get posted to some shoddy city website that no one reads and then to have the solutions proposed poorly implemented. Hey I’ll save you a few million dollars of tax payers dollars and give you a simple solution, remove violent criminals off the streets, put them in prison away from innocent people, and stop navel gazing and fretting about it. I’m sorry but fk anyone who is a violent criminal. It’s insane that you have more empathy for them than whoever they sent to the hospital. Stop.

Anonymous wrote:I don't care about what criminals think.

Ask the victims instead.

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Anonymous wrote:I know this may sound crazy but I honestly think we should turn part of the empty midwest into a penal colony of sorts. There is nobody out there anyway so why not build a town and essentially fence it off in like Idaho or Montana. Kind of like Australia for the British. They'll have to learn a new way of life but they would not be allowed back out of the state

The good and decent people of Idaho and Montana don’t want your violent city criminal trash.

Better idea - fence off DC and let the criminals stay right where they are. You created them. YOU can deal with them.

LOL, yet despite DC trying to ban guns, your outside politicians override that and in effect arm criminals in DC.

And yet most places with a lot more guns than DC also have a lot less crime. Which proves that the problem isn’t guns at all.

Still waiting on a citation for this one. You must think policing is why Britain doesn’t have a gun crime problem.

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Anonymous wrote:I know this may sound crazy but I honestly think we should turn part of the empty midwest into a penal colony of sorts. There is nobody out there anyway so why not build a town and essentially fence it off in like Idaho or Montana. Kind of like Australia for the British. They'll have to learn a new way of life but they would not be allowed back out of the state

I don't think you sound crazy. There are so many of these dying, impovershed rural towns across this country (see thread about Cumberland). They will not come back for a multitude of reasons. For the people who have a chance at life, consolidate all those dying towns into one town in the county (like the county seat). The other dying rural towns that are far enough away - turn into towns for homeless or criminals.

Oh, forced relocation of non-criminals. What a delightfully benign concept.

Anonymous wrote:While violent crime rises we hire expensive consultants to poll prisoners on their feelings. We’ll I am excited for the report they write that will get posted to some shoddy city website that no one reads and then to have the solutions proposed poorly implemented. Hey I’ll save you a few million dollars of tax payers dollars and give you a simple solution, remove violent criminals off the streets, put them in prison away from innocent people, and stop navel gazing and fretting about it. I’m sorry but fk anyone who is a violent criminal. It’s insane that you have more empathy for them than whoever they sent to the hospital. Stop.

Anonymous wrote: Very interesting and sad. Because there are a lot of programs available that are similar to what is being described and yet…and yet.

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Anonymous wrote:I know this may sound crazy but I honestly think we should turn part of the empty midwest into a penal colony of sorts. There is nobody out there anyway so why not build a town and essentially fence it off in like Idaho or Montana. Kind of like Australia for the British. They'll have to learn a new way of life but they would not be allowed back out of the state

The good and decent people of Idaho and Montana don’t want your violent city criminal trash.

Better idea - fence off DC and let the criminals stay right where they are. You created them. YOU can deal with them.

LOL, yet despite DC trying to ban guns, your outside politicians override that and in effect arm criminals in DC.

And yet most places with a lot more guns than DC also have a lot less crime. Which proves that the problem isn’t guns at all.

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Anonymous wrote:I know this may sound crazy but I honestly think we should turn part of the empty midwest into a penal colony of sorts. There is nobody out there anyway so why not build a town and essentially fence it off in like Idaho or Montana. Kind of like Australia for the British. They'll have to learn a new way of life but they would not be allowed back out of the state

I don't think you sound crazy. There are so many of these dying, impovershed rural towns across this country (see thread about Cumberland). They will not come back for a multitude of reasons. For the people who have a chance at life, consolidate all those dying towns into one town in the county (like the county seat). The other dying rural towns that are far enough away - turn into towns for homeless or criminals.