My first thought in reading this tragedy is why wasn’t everyone involved in this already incarcerated for being involved in illegal drugs. Bring back “broken windows” policing to remove the chaotic environment that allows criminals to operate with impunity in the first place.
The left's ability to forget history is astonishing. New York was a crime-ridden slum in the 1980s. Times Square was filled with drug dealers, prostitutes and porn shops. Tourists were warned to stay out. Then in 1991 Giuliani brought broken windows policing and revitalized the city. Yet by 2014 they decided that everything Republican was terrible, voted in a Democratic mayor, and began ruining their own city again.
Yes I wholeheartedly agree… also the judge and lawyers speaking to the jurors are in most cases more educated and can speak in ways that are confusing which the author did note.
Personally I’ve never been on a jury, maybe people err on the side of not convicting? Although I know I could get over that once I saw what was done to this victim and with the evidence as presented in this article
In cities these days they cannot hire enough LE officers. It's not money (they now give bonuses and increased pay, to no avail). People don't want to do the work any longer. In our opinion (coming from one of us who was in LE), this chronic shortage of police is due to two reason:
1. Progressives who slam LE as being boot-strapping Nazis, so anytime something happens with a black person your life is essentially over. Who wants that?
2. The revolving door. Why risk your life getting a criminal who is going to be back on the streets in a day (no cash bail) or is too infrequently found guilty even though it is clear they are guilty?
All studies point to one simple finding: The more LE there is, the less crime there is. Allowing crime builds more crime.
My wife was in a group of five women who were the first women police officers in Seattle, so probably in the entire state, in 1975. Standards were TOUGH. 2200 applicants to the academy, and 29 were chosen. Women had to meet the same physical and other standards as did the men.
Now? Cities have to bribe people with bonuses to even apply.
Who suffers? Mostly minorities and low income folks who, studies show, benefit the most from policing.
One of the many mistakes we make is to permit the purchase of cellphones by anonymous buyers that can be and are used in the perpetration of felony offences. The sale of these burner phones could require the recording of the purchaser with the proviso the the purchaser's ID be provided to the authorities only in the event of a felony. Straw purchases would have to be policed.
We have to compromise here. Most people do not like having others look over their shoulder 24-7, and at the same time most people do not want murders to occur. Perhaps enforcing the ID requirement for felonies only would be a commonsense compromise. Can we do this?
I see the glass as half full. it takes an incredibly long time for the better policy to spread widely. Only 14 states still let anyone vote without identification.
“Homeschooling has experienced significant growth, becoming the fastest growing form of education in the United States…” AI. There are an estimated 3.1 million homeschooled students, according to the National Home Education Research Institute, now celebrating its 35th year.
The best education is a student and a knowledgeable, engaged, functional teacher, It is important to get a student away from a teacher who is the opposite. Homeschooling is one of many options.
My first thought in reading this tragedy is why wasn’t everyone involved in this already incarcerated for being involved in illegal drugs. Bring back “broken windows” policing to remove the chaotic environment that allows criminals to operate with impunity in the first place.
The left's ability to forget history is astonishing. New York was a crime-ridden slum in the 1980s. Times Square was filled with drug dealers, prostitutes and porn shops. Tourists were warned to stay out. Then in 1991 Giuliani brought broken windows policing and revitalized the city. Yet by 2014 they decided that everything Republican was terrible, voted in a Democratic mayor, and began ruining their own city again.
Nothing new about this trait,
“They have learned nothing and forgotten everything.” Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand .
From my perspective, this is what happens when critical thinking skills are not taught and emphasized in schools.
Yes I wholeheartedly agree… also the judge and lawyers speaking to the jurors are in most cases more educated and can speak in ways that are confusing which the author did note.
Personally I’ve never been on a jury, maybe people err on the side of not convicting? Although I know I could get over that once I saw what was done to this victim and with the evidence as presented in this article
In cities these days they cannot hire enough LE officers. It's not money (they now give bonuses and increased pay, to no avail). People don't want to do the work any longer. In our opinion (coming from one of us who was in LE), this chronic shortage of police is due to two reason:
1. Progressives who slam LE as being boot-strapping Nazis, so anytime something happens with a black person your life is essentially over. Who wants that?
2. The revolving door. Why risk your life getting a criminal who is going to be back on the streets in a day (no cash bail) or is too infrequently found guilty even though it is clear they are guilty?
All studies point to one simple finding: The more LE there is, the less crime there is. Allowing crime builds more crime.
My wife was in a group of five women who were the first women police officers in Seattle, so probably in the entire state, in 1975. Standards were TOUGH. 2200 applicants to the academy, and 29 were chosen. Women had to meet the same physical and other standards as did the men.
Now? Cities have to bribe people with bonuses to even apply.
Who suffers? Mostly minorities and low income folks who, studies show, benefit the most from policing.
One of the many mistakes we make is to permit the purchase of cellphones by anonymous buyers that can be and are used in the perpetration of felony offences. The sale of these burner phones could require the recording of the purchaser with the proviso the the purchaser's ID be provided to the authorities only in the event of a felony. Straw purchases would have to be policed.
We have to compromise here. Most people do not like having others look over their shoulder 24-7, and at the same time most people do not want murders to occur. Perhaps enforcing the ID requirement for felonies only would be a commonsense compromise. Can we do this?
Can we govern ourselves?
I see the glass as half full. it takes an incredibly long time for the better policy to spread widely. Only 14 states still let anyone vote without identification.
“Homeschooling has experienced significant growth, becoming the fastest growing form of education in the United States…” AI. There are an estimated 3.1 million homeschooled students, according to the National Home Education Research Institute, now celebrating its 35th year.
The best education is a student and a knowledgeable, engaged, functional teacher, It is important to get a student away from a teacher who is the opposite. Homeschooling is one of many options.