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22 Nov, 11 tweets, 5 min read
From lootings to homicides, America is in a crime wave. Why? Covid plays a role, but the underlying causes are demoralization of police, staff shortages, & emboldening criminals

At 12 noon ET today join @CharlesFLehman & me on @TwitterSpaces to discuss

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Background reading: The three chapters in San Fransicko about homicides and crime. ImageImageImageImage
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San Fransicko explains rising crime, not just homicides but also theft, drug dealing, and other crimes, at length.

Draws on the best-available evidence & leading criminologists & experts.

Consider buying your own copy at just 19.99! What a bargain. 😃

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Shoplifting arrests declined

Cities decide how many to shelter & how many to house

Just look at NYC vs SF Image
Total homelessness by state Image
San Francisco prioritizes housing 4x over shelter Image
Decline of prison population in California Image
Decline of prison population with non-truncated y-axis Image
Homicide Rates, Police per cap by cities, and Police change by cities ImageImageImage

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24 Nov
Milwaukee's progressive D.A. said the $1,000 bail that released a man who killed 6 at the Waukesha Christmas parade was "unacceptably low," but the D.A. diverted other homicidal criminals with low cash bails as recently as Nov 11 & 13

My latest scoop

dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…
On November 11, Kenneth Burney was charged with four counts of attempted murder. Burney reportedly shot & wounded 3 police while he awaited trial for 'disorderly conduct with use of a dangerous weapon as a habitual criminality repeater and with domestic abuse assessments.'
Burney was reportedly released on a $1,000 signature bond in March. A signature bond does not require a defendant to deposit any money. It only asks for a promise to pay the bond if they fail to show up at trial.
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Michael Shellenberger Profile picture
24 Nov
Over the last 18 months, we demonized, defunded & demoralized police officers. In response, many quit, creating acute shortages

It's now clear those shortages are resulting in the avoidable deaths — from homicides to heart attacks — of innocent people

nypost.com/2021/11/23/how…
At 1:24pm on Nov. 2, 13-year-old Drew Yurek called 911 to report an emergency: his father Will didn’t feel well and needed help. Medics arrived six minutes later, but were told by dispatch to wait for the police before entering.
There was a cautionary note that flagged the occupant of the address as being hostile to first responders. But the note was outdated, and referred to a previous tenant.
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19 Nov
Over 100,000 Americans died from illicit drugs in a single year. Progressives blame drug prohibition, conservatives blame lockdowns. Both are wrong. The reason the carnage continues is because we're failing to do what Europe did

michaelshellenberger.substack.com/p/why-we-must-…
The United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday announced that 100,000 Americans died from illicit drugs in the 12 month period ending in April, a nearly 30 percent increase from the same period the year before.
Progressives blame laws that treat addiction as a criminal rather than public health problem, while conservatives blame lockdowns to covid.

Both sides are wrong. The cause of the 100,000 deaths is the normalization of hard drug use and the liberalization of drug laws.
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Michael Shellenberger Profile picture
17 Nov
I propose to take the affirmative side in a debate over the following:

“San Francisco & other U.S. cities should do what Amsterdam did & shut down open drug scenes by arresting dealers, mandating rehab to addicts who break the law, and redevelopment”

Any takers?
Would you be interested in attending or watching this debate?
Here’s background on the resolution I propose supporting in a fair debate with anyone who would like to take the negative side

bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…
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Michael Shellenberger Profile picture
17 Nov
Netherlands once had a drug death crisis, too. It solved it by arresting drug dealers & mandating rehab as an alternative to prison. Progressives oppose both. Yes, a tiny # of addicts for whom methadone didn’t work get heroin in sanctioned drug sites. But fewer than 150.
Researchers have known since 1997 that “patients who have been forced to enter a substance abuse treatment have shown during and post treatment results that are quite similar to those shown by supposedly ‘internally motivated’ patients

michaelshellenberger.substack.com/p/more-black-a…
Progressives justify their withholding of the best-available medical treatment of addiction in the name of reducing racial disparities in jails and prisons. But the result is skyrocketing drug deaths that, surprise surprise, are higher among African Americans
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17 Nov
Biden is asking the Fed. Trade Commission’s @linakhanFTC to investigate gas price manipulation. Will this be non-partisan? If so, please start in California, home to some of our highest prices, a “mysterious gas surcharge”, & long history of oil/gas influence over Dem governors
Californians have over-paid $20B (!) on gasoline since 2005 & nobody knows why because @JerryBrownGov & now @GavinNewsom refuse to investigate

sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2019/04/18/mys…
California's “mystery gasoline surcharge” cost the average family an astonishing *$1,800* per year *before* the recent increase in prices

And, no, it’s not explained by
“refinery issues, “fuel blend” or taxes

I bet it’s not a “mystery” to somebody!

mercurynews.com/2019/10/03/edi…
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