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Some thoughts on police:
America absolutely needs more spending on social programs!
But if you compare the US to Europe, it’s simply not the case that police spending is what’s stopping us — we need to tax the rich and spend more money.
https://www.vox.com/2020/6/18/21293784/alex-vitale-end-of-policing-review">https://www.vox.com/2020/6/18...
America absolutely needs more spending on social programs!
But if you compare the US to Europe, it’s simply not the case that police spending is what’s stopping us — we need to tax the rich and spend more money.
https://www.vox.com/2020/6/18/21293784/alex-vitale-end-of-policing-review">https://www.vox.com/2020/6/18...
There is a *lot* of evidence that police presence reduces crime, and simply pointing to low clearance rates doesn’t rebut this.
https://www.vox.com/2020/6/18/21293784/alex-vitale-end-of-policing-review">https://www.vox.com/2020/6/18...
https://www.vox.com/2020/6/18/21293784/alex-vitale-end-of-policing-review">https://www.vox.com/2020/6/18...
It is perverse to conclude that reform can’t or won’t work when the extremely mild reforms that have been adopted post-Ferguson have had benefits and when tons of very obvious reforms have not yet been done.
https://www.vox.com/2020/6/18/21293784/alex-vitale-end-of-policing-review">https://www.vox.com/2020/6/18...
https://www.vox.com/2020/6/18/21293784/alex-vitale-end-of-policing-review">https://www.vox.com/2020/6/18...
Last but by no means least, you should be wary of people who are this sloppy in handling causal inference.
https://www.vox.com/2020/6/18/21293784/alex-vitale-end-of-policing-review">https://www.vox.com/2020/6/18...
https://www.vox.com/2020/6/18/21293784/alex-vitale-end-of-policing-review">https://www.vox.com/2020/6/18...
