THREAD: As CA recall elections abound, youve probably heard & believe crime has been "surging" & "justice reform" is to blame. Those are calculated lies. Pushed by police & interests whose power feels threatened for the first time. Here's the truth in CA: cjcj.org/news/13170?utm…
Lie: Reform is to blame.
Truth: "Criminal justice reforms are not driving increased crime. The types of crimes that increased aren not those directly affected by CA's recent reforms, & are unlikely to reflect lagging effects of law changes implemented four to 10 years earlier."
Truth: "Criminal justice reforms are not driving increased crime. The types of crimes that increased aren not those directly affected by CA's recent reforms, & are unlikely to reflect lagging effects of law changes implemented four to 10 years earlier."
Lie: Reform is to blame.
Truth: Criminal justice reforms are not driving increased crime. Indeed, if you want to read anything from the stats, it's opposite: "The offenses whose rates fell (larceny/theft) or remained the same (burglary) are those directly targeted by reforms."
Truth: Criminal justice reforms are not driving increased crime. Indeed, if you want to read anything from the stats, it's opposite: "The offenses whose rates fell (larceny/theft) or remained the same (burglary) are those directly targeted by reforms."
Lie: CA homicide trends are uniquely bad. And all bc of
justice reforms.
Truth: "CA homicide trends mirror increases occurring nationwide. Homicide rates increased across the nation in 2020, both in states that have implemented criminal justice reforms and those that have not."
justice reforms.
Truth: "CA homicide trends mirror increases occurring nationwide. Homicide rates increased across the nation in 2020, both in states that have implemented criminal justice reforms and those that have not."
Lie: It's more dangerous than ever before. It's out of control.
Truth: "Most communities were safer in 2020 than at the start of the decade, despite claims that reform would erode public safety. 80% of CA cities showed declines in crime from 2010 through 2020."
Truth: "Most communities were safer in 2020 than at the start of the decade, despite claims that reform would erode public safety. 80% of CA cities showed declines in crime from 2010 through 2020."
We are taught not to "believe everything we read." Yet, for some reason, we believe everything said on criminal legal issues by the most self-interested actors w/ a well-documented history of propaganda & lies. Why do we keep letting them win? Why do we keep getting duped?
There aren't "two sides" on the current question of public health & safety. Data tells us, clearly, that spending trillions on policing over decades has failed to make communities healthier & safer. And the data we have on alternatives shows far better results. That's it.
Police cherrypick any increase in violence to scare the public into believing they’re necessary to prevent crime. But in doing so, they concede that they’re failing to prevent crime. So why do we keep paying them billions?
When crime is up, police blame every current or potential reform. When crime is down, police pat themselves on their backs for a job well done. When crime is both up and down, they do both at the same time. And the media is generally happy to transcribe their talking points.
Here's the report I started with again. If you're struggling to make a decision on how to feel about the current state of crime & justice & who to believe, stop reading sensational news stories and just read facts. They're more boring. But they're true. cjcj.org/news/13170?utm…
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