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Fresno's Stop Crime Plan: Stop Gang Shootings--Pay The Shooter lidblog.com/fresno-stop-gu… via @yidwithlid
The San Joaquin Valley Sun reported that Fresno’s plan to stop gun violence is to pay criminals not to be violent is in the budget process. Richmond, Stockton, and Sacramento have funded stipends for ‘high risk’ individuals such as gang members in a program called “Advance Peace”
The initial setup in the Fresno plan would be a $75K budgetary item. Next year would be $225,000 to be funded by “cannabis activity.” The stipends in Richmond range from $300 to $1,000 per month, depending upon how far the individual has progressed toward their personal “goals.”
[Remember, a gang member can sell drugs and make up to 10 times that amount at one time. Success against violence will depend entirely upon whether the individual chooses to change their lifestyle.
I’m not a violent guy, but I wonder if I go to Fresno and break a few windows I can get $12K/ year? It would certainly pay for a vacation. Do you think “bribe to be peaceful” cash is taxable?
The program, called Advance Peace, utilizes former convicts to monitor high-risk individuals and encourage them to join the program. Former convicts? What about politicians?
The Fresno plan is currently working through the budget process for this program.
It seems that this program is just another liberal “throw money at the problem” program that sounds nice, but nobody knows if it works or not.
It seems that this program is just another liberal “throw money at the problem” program that sounds nice, but nobody knows if it works or not.
