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6 Jan, 6 tweets, 2 min read
Policing is a choice. Who to police and how to police them. True today. True every day.
nytimes.com/live/2021/01/0… Image
I hear a lot of folks saying 'this is not who we are.' If you want to know who we are, look at who we police. And who we do not.
Also worth noting. There are about as many Capitol Hill police officers in that 1 square mile as in an entire medium-sized city.
Once upon a time, DC Chief of Police Ramsey arrested 800 hundred protestors at one time because they might disrupt traffic. washingtonpost.com/archive/politi… Image

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I have a couple of ideas in here, but I think there's a bigger idea that I can no longer avoid: there are way too many police officers in the US. It's not just a bad apples problem, it's a too many apples problem.
The typical math for figuring if more cops should be hired is 'how much crime does one officer prevent?' The cost of that officer, measured in damage to a community, is never monetized.
And police don't prevent crime, they deter it. Prevention is giving access to resources and supports. Deterrence is about instilling fear in another. Fear is so outrageously costly. Just look around.
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A report card on a decade of crime in America 2010-2019. 10 ways to reduce crime and violence that were well known on Jan. 1, 2010. How did we do? *Spoiler alert: not great. Read on. Written w/@caterinaroman 1/N
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25 Mar 19
A fun tale about where everyday 'facts' come from. I happened on a widely reported statistic (the number of cruise ships (16) that have sunk in the last 30 years) and thought I would track it back to see if it was real or if it was a zombie. Spoiler: eh, no spoiler. Read on. 1/n
You probably heard about the Norwegian Sky cruise ship that lost engine power in high seas. After 24 harrowing hours, the ship limped into port on Sunday. In the interim, 479(!) people were lifted off the ship’s deck by helicopter, one at a time. 2/n
If you’ve watched even one episode of Deadliest Catch, you’ve seen a helicopter rescue in bad weather, and it’s jaw-droppingly dangerous. 479 rescues defies belief. Surprisingly, only 22 people were injured. Now the question is, how unusual was this event? 3/n
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How do we fix communities besieged by gun violence? Intensive policing? Community-justice partnerships? Anti-poverty programs? Harsher punishments? Evidence-based human services? Philly is grappling w/all these questions. All cities should pay attention. @caterinagroman 1/n
Both progressive reformers and law + order advocates should note the energetic debate in the @phillynews opinion pages. An Inquirer editorial, an op-ed, and letters from city leaders w/strongly divergent opinions. @caterinagroman and I will summarize and offer our thoughts. 2/n
First, table-setting. Community-based gun violence reduction programs like @CureViolence and Focused Deterrence have a rapidly strengthening evidence-base, have worked in other cities, are culturally-sensitive, and leverage community strengths to interrupt shootings. 3/n
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