Essential Workers?

ultrarunner · Dec 4, 2021

Part of the selling of raising the bar was to free up the courts and save the taxpayers money because prosecuting low level crime cost many multiples of the value stolen...

It countered the previous Three Strikes voter approved to lock up repeat offenders...

That was said to cost taxpayers 60 to 80k per year for lock up but the total items stolen might have total only hundreds of dollars.

Detention facilities are closing... opting to diversion programs with mixed results...

The Snow building in Oakland had a bronze copy of the 10 Commandments... had been there for decades but ultimately removed because found offensive... the plaque predated city oversight.

One thing is evident is it only takes a very small number of perpetrators to wreak havoc.

I don't blame the dozens of my Law Enforcement friends for taking retirement and getting out of Dodge... by that I mean their pensions go out of state

two_bit_score · Dec 4, 2021

ultrarunner said:
Part of the selling of raising the bar was to free up the courts and save the taxpayers money because prosecuting low level crime cost many multiples of the value stolen...

It countered the previous Three Strikes voter approved to lock up repeat offenders...

That was said to cost taxpayers 60 to 80k per year for lock up but the total items stolen might have total only hundreds of dollars.

Detention facilities are closing... opting to diversion programs with mixed results...

The Snow building in Oakland had a bronze copy of the 10 Commandments... had been there for decades but ultimately removed because found offensive... the plaque predated city oversight.

One thing is evident is it only takes a very small number of perpetrators to wreak havoc.

I don't blame the dozens of my Law Enforcement friends for taking retirement and getting out of Dodge... by that I mean their pensions go out of state

NYC proved the theory of Broken Windows a couple decades ago.

ultrarunner · Dec 4, 2021

two_bit_score said:
NYC proved the theory of Broken Windows a couple decades ago.

A wise person told me if you concentrate on the small things the big things often work out...

RoyJackson · Dec 4, 2021

ultrarunner said:
I don't blame the dozens of my Law Enforcement friends for taking retirement and getting out of Dodge... by that I mean their pensions go out of state

Neither do I!
The BS and Monday Morning Quarterbacking by people who are totally unqualified and could never put up with the crap LEO's do, would demotivate anyone.
I think it would be a good idea that anyone pushing for defunding the police or other such nonsense, be required to be a cop for a week or two. Let them get a taste of it...