If you're going to quote me don't misrepresent what I am saying. We need to fight crime, but that doesn't mean we have to rely on tough-on-crime policies that failed in the past. Harsh punishments and mass incarceration didn't make communities safer, they just made things worse by destroying families and cycling people through prison. Instead, we should focus on strategies that prevent crime, like education, job programs, mental health support, and community policing. There is so much data out that that proves that when we invest in improving the condition of people, crime goes down, and everyone benefits. No one is suggesting you shouldn't fight crime, but we can be smart with it, and make sure accountability leads to real change.
Further, when people like you talk about culture, you need to still recognize how poverty influences it. The environment people grow up in shapes their choices and values. That's why it's essential to address both. Successful programs tackle multiple factors at once. If we want to help communities thrive, we need a comprehensive approach that looks at all these issues together.
Addressing poverty doesn't excuse bad choices, it just helps reduce the pressures that push people toward those choices.
That is an oversimplification. That kind of narrow focus is why we're never going to meaningfully reduce crime. Accountability alone won't solve the problem if we ignore the conditions that make crime more likely.
thousands. It was normal. Crazy thing is both cities didnt even have the highest murder rates in those decades. Miami, atlanta, new orleans, DC and etc had that highest murders per capita on lock. And sad enough, a lot of those murders were of black folks. 
coli, i promise you that Im going to see this dude 
