Thread by @JoshuaBHoe

Dear @AndrewYang

You left the other half of the story entirely out in your argument for increasing police.

Yes, the solve rate for major crimes is, and always has been, low....why?

1. Because the NYPD CHOSE to put most of their resources into misdemeanor enforcement

2. Police are - in general - not very good at solving crimes....it is not just a NYPD problem, it is a problem with policing....your assumption is based on decades of copaganda, not facts

3. But regardless, the problem isn't that the NYPD needs more money to hire more detectives....that makes for a good soundbyte but the NYPD gets approximately (in 2021):

10.2 BILLION DOLLARS

If they don't hire enough detectives, why is that?

4. The homicide increase has been UNIFORM all across the country....it has increased in GOP led cities, Democrat led cities, where they have tough on crime prosecutors and where they have had reform prosecutors.

It makes no sense to attribute a national trend to local causes

5. Crackdowns are not the answer, for instance, at the end of the Trump administration, Bill Barr ramped up arrests under Operation Legend, it certainly put more people in jail and prison but did not stop the homicides

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6. I have no idea why you have decided to run as Bloomberg 2....and to become the most right-wing candidate in the Democratic primary.....but, it is really disappointing

I mean imagine suggesting that the problem with an organization will a budget over 10 billion is that they need to hire more detectives and recruit better.....if that is what they need to do, WHY AREN'T THEY DOING IT?

It is because they prioritized DIFFERENT THINGS

In addition, when people say "crime" is their #1 concern, that does not mean a) they want more police crackdowns b) they want traditional solutions

For instance, in the neighborhoods most directly impacted in Philadelphia, 80% voted for Larry Krasner to be reelected