Rep. Omar blames crime spike on...the police

[Aqua Letifer]

@89th said in Rep. Omar blames crime spike on...the police:

I love how the 2 reasons for an increase in crime.... do not include the criminals.

It shouldn't. Omar's a moron but so is anyone who thinks crime increases are the result of X number of bad people waking up one morning and deciding to do some crime instead of going to work. Crime is never crime per se; it's always downstream of social forces.

[Doctor Phibes]

@aqua-letifer said in Rep. Omar blames crime spike on...the police:

@89th said in Rep. Omar blames crime spike on...the police:

I love how the 2 reasons for an increase in crime.... do not include the criminals.

It shouldn't. Omar's a moron but so is anyone who thinks crime increases are the result of X number of bad people waking up one morning and deciding to do some crime instead of going to work. Crime is never crime per se; it's always downstream of social forces.

That argument's way too complex for national politics.

[Copper]

@aqua-letifer said in Rep. Omar blames crime spike on...the police:

Omar's a moron but so is anyone who thinks crime increases are the result of X number of bad people waking up one morning and deciding to do some crime instead of going to work

There are a lot of people in this world who have crime as a full time job.

[Horace]

I thought relentless shaming was a tool we use to prevent bad people from doing bad things. Maybe I was only thinking of the vaccination conversations.

[Aqua Letifer]

@horace said in Rep. Omar blames crime spike on...the police:

I thought relentless shaming was a tool we use to prevent bad people from doing bad things. Maybe I was only thinking of the vaccination conversations.

No, you're right, it applies there, too. How's that working out, by the way?

[Horace]

@aqua-letifer said in Rep. Omar blames crime spike on...the police:

@horace said in Rep. Omar blames crime spike on...the police:

I thought relentless shaming was a tool we use to prevent bad people from doing bad things. Maybe I was only thinking of the vaccination conversations.

No, you're right, it applies there, too. How's that working out, by the way?

I am sure shame plays a large role in preventing crime. In some cultures or families more than others.

[Mik]

As Aqua said, downstream of social and economic forces. It can be one’s best option. When I graduated puter school there were no jobs. None. So I went back to trafficking for a few months. It got me through until something opened up and I dropped it like a hot rock.

[Aqua Letifer]

@horace said in Rep. Omar blames crime spike on...the police:

@aqua-letifer said in Rep. Omar blames crime spike on...the police:

@horace said in Rep. Omar blames crime spike on...the police:

I thought relentless shaming was a tool we use to prevent bad people from doing bad things. Maybe I was only thinking of the vaccination conversations.

No, you're right, it applies there, too. How's that working out, by the way?

I am sure shame plays a large role in preventing crime. In some cultures or families more than others.

Sure does. To a point. And provided society's working as it should in about a dozen ways that influence crime rates.

[Doctor Phibes]

@mik said in Rep. Omar blames crime spike on...the police:

When I graduated puter school there were no jobs.

Back when you graduated puter school I rather doubt there were any puters.

[Horace]

@aqua-letifer said in Rep. Omar blames crime spike on...the police:

@horace said in Rep. Omar blames crime spike on...the police:

@aqua-letifer said in Rep. Omar blames crime spike on...the police:

@horace said in Rep. Omar blames crime spike on...the police:

I thought relentless shaming was a tool we use to prevent bad people from doing bad things. Maybe I was only thinking of the vaccination conversations.

No, you're right, it applies there, too. How's that working out, by the way?

I am sure shame plays a large role in preventing crime. In some cultures or families more than others.

Sure does. To a point. And provided society's working as it should in about a dozen ways that influence crime rates.

So, shame is not a non-factor, and in a politician's messaging, it's not undue to include some of that, against the criminals.

[Catseye3]

@doctor-phibes

[Mik]

[Aqua Letifer]

@horace said in Rep. Omar blames crime spike on...the police:

So, shame is not a non-factor, and in a politician's messaging, it's not undue to include some of that, against the criminals.

Next time you get held up, give shame-as-strategy a try and let me know how it turns out.

[Horace]

@aqua-letifer said in Rep. Omar blames crime spike on...the police:

@horace said in Rep. Omar blames crime spike on...the police:

So, shame is not a non-factor, and in a politician's messaging, it's not undue to include some of that, against the criminals.

Next time you get held up, give shame-as-strategy a try and let me know how it turns out.

I will write their parents a strongly worded letter.

[kluurs]

@horace said in Rep. Omar blames crime spike on...the police:

I will write their parents a strongly worded letter.

It may go into their permanent file. No erasing that.

[Renauda]

@horace said in Rep. Omar blames crime spike on...the police:

I am sure shame plays a large role in preventing crime willful flatuence in public. In some cultures or families more than others.

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