Good morning, There is a conflation these days of a variety of issues surrounding public safety, prosecution of crimes, and how the system should punish or rehabilitate those convicted of crimes. When all of these issues are considered together, it is hard to see a way out of the morass. It is better to consider these various strands relating to criminal justice separately. The left complains about the lack of justice in the criminal justice system (although there is more bipartisanship on this issue than one is led by the media to believe). The right complains of increased defiance of the law (and, again, there are many liberals who don’t feel as safe today as they once did)/. Both are right; but one needn’t choose to address only one or the other set of issues—it is possible to both reform the system and still keep our cities safe.
#412 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Monday July 25)
#412 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Monday July…
#412 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Monday July 25)
Good morning, There is a conflation these days of a variety of issues surrounding public safety, prosecution of crimes, and how the system should punish or rehabilitate those convicted of crimes. When all of these issues are considered together, it is hard to see a way out of the morass. It is better to consider these various strands relating to criminal justice separately. The left complains about the lack of justice in the criminal justice system (although there is more bipartisanship on this issue than one is led by the media to believe). The right complains of increased defiance of the law (and, again, there are many liberals who don’t feel as safe today as they once did)/. Both are right; but one needn’t choose to address only one or the other set of issues—it is possible to both reform the system and still keep our cities safe.