graphictruthMore often than not, people commit crimes because there's no viable alternatives for them. Alternatives to crime are much cheaper than the crime and the effects on communities.
People don't want to be criminals, gangs have to recruit heavily. Like cops and armies, there are risks and rewards and if you have alternatives, you probably would prefer a career that doesn't put you at risk to that degree.
I am not sure there's anything substantive to be said about #abortion, #guns, #education, #civilrights, #Healthcare or #StructuralPoverty that wasn't in academic literature 40 or 50 years ago. [#Racism too.]
But we can't permit the fascist bastards another inch. Those ideas are their chosen battlegrounds, and since I do feel some sense of duty to the children of the delusional, we need to be strong.
Authoritative, Not Authoritarian.