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minus-squareFluffy_Ruffs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·5 months agoRegular crime is way down. Is that true?
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·5 months agoViolent crime peaked around 1990 and it’s been trending down since. … I can’t seem to paste the link (thanks jerboa) but see the “crime in United States” Wikipedia Page. But the number of incarcerated people doesn’t seem to be decreasing. So I think OP is full of crap. It’s much more reasonable that they’re criminalizing homelessness as a way to grow the cheap labor force.
minus-squarechuckleslord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 months agoLine needs to go up. It’s not enough to have the same amount of prisoners as last year, you need more.
Regular crime is way down. Is that true?
Yes
Violent crime peaked around 1990 and it’s been trending down since.
… I can’t seem to paste the link (thanks jerboa) but see the “crime in United States” Wikipedia Page.
But the number of incarcerated people doesn’t seem to be decreasing. So I think OP is full of crap.
It’s much more reasonable that they’re criminalizing homelessness as a way to grow the cheap labor force.
Line needs to go up. It’s not enough to have the same amount of prisoners as last year, you need more.