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Qasim Rashid, Esq.A quick reminder that law enforcement *responds* to crime, but a living wage, food and water security, accessible healthcare, and public education *prevent* crime.
If you want safer communities, invest in people, not punishments.
Aviva Gary
Raphael Mimoun רפאל מימון@QasimRashid also worth mentioning that law enforcement spends 96% of its time *not* responding to violent crime.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/19/upshot/unrest-police-time-violent-crime.html
Ketakater@QasimRashid But how? There is a big interest in keeping crime rates high in order to fill prisons for cheap labor.
So, big money is involved, making sure investments go into "law enforcement", not into improving people's standard living
Shaman@Ketakater @QasimRashid keeping crime rates high is also needed for 'conservatives' to win elections. At least in the US #ToughOnCrime is one of the pillars #RightWingNutJobs regularly stand on to win elections. Against all evidence to the contrary #GOP still seems to succeed with this fairytale that more inhumane laws and militarized law enforcement will make the righteous citizens safer ...
James Baillie@Ketakater @QasimRashid Working on attacking/trying to regulate the use of prison labour ought to be a viable political strategy: even people who don't have progressive views on crime can often be brought to agree that cheap prison labour shouldn't be allowed to undercut regular workers, and that's a pretty effective wedge to drive into the logic of mass incarceration if progressives/ballot initiative movements can bring it to bear effectively.
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@QasimRashid @jasonpeacock but the criminal system produces wealth for legal professionals, prison owners/shareholders, politicians, etc.
Sustainment and even expansion of criminal systems has nothing to do with the criminal, the victim, or even justice. It’s all about generating wealth for the legal and political classes.
Crime reduction would cause wealth reduction to those in power and so cannot be pursued.
tyen@SuperTeece @QasimRashid @jasonpeacock I think it has something to do with generating wealth by perpetuating an underclass to keep wages low which is crazy given wealth is generated by the educated middle classes now but bad habits are hard to break.
Robert@QasimRashid Right, though law enforcement is necessary and should be kept at minimum 😁
Babette
The Way of Accountability@QasimRashid at this point
I think that is a naïve notion
Haplogroup News 
@QasimRashid
I would say instead that Law Enforcement responds to what people with money and power want them to respond to.
I would say instead that Law Enforcement responds to what people with money and power want them to respond to.
Pinko Palest@QasimRashid please correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't law enforcement in charge of crime in almost all the countries of the world?
Keith Daggett"Mitigate the incidence of crime"?
John Peltier@QasimRashid both proactive and reactive have a part to play
Patrick McLaughlinand they don’t respond to wage theft, which is immense.
Joeswheat@QasimRashid EXACTLY!!!👏👏👏 This is the same prospective that should be used by those dumb enough to think that BUILDING A WALL is going to solve boarder problems.
Janet@QasimRashid
I've come to realize that many people think the stick is *always* better than the carrot; they think its *morally* better. It comes from the "spare the rod and spoil the child" school of thought.
I've come to realize that many people think the stick is *always* better than the carrot; they think its *morally* better. It comes from the "spare the rod and spoil the child" school of thought.
Paul Levinson@QasimRashid well said!
JohnVoltz@QasimRashid this is why I wish we had public safety departments rather than police departments.
If we did, management and metrics could focus much more on health and safety outcomes and less on policing/enforcement. Just a thought.
Ron Jette@QasimRashid There's a novel idea.
Lavender Gooms@QasimRashid Ours is a culture that vastly prioritizes profiting off of treating symptoms over spending money on prevention.
Brent Tyson@QasimRashid on this, we most definitely agree. Thoughts on UBI?
@BrentTyson Huge supporter of UBI. It's vital to a healthy society that promotes meaningful justice and equity.
Phracker@QasimRashid B-but why should my hard-earned money be used to benefit someone else? My tax dollars should only fund violence and suffering, otherwise I'm being unfairly exploited.
Savah Rellcast@QasimRashid you're spitting #facts over here. Crime goes way down when mental stability is up. If peoples basic needs are met, with no threat of having them taken away, then people don't commit crimes.
@SavahRellcast That's exactly right.
Duane Aubin 
@QasimRashid Wisdom told us "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure", but ours is a society that just doesn't seem to value wisdom.
Awkward Snarky Jewess@duaneaubin @QasimRashid nor prevention
BadWolfLil@QasimRashid It's not an either/or proposition. A society can and should invest in both.
Ethan Black@BadWolfLil Totally. Both are necessary to invest in.
Though otherwise I think @QasimRashid has a good point.
Though otherwise I think @QasimRashid has a good point.
@BadWolfLil @QasimRashid I didn't mean UBI is the right way to go; I'm not sure of how the logistics could work for that. I'm more in favor of equal *opportunity* than forced equity; e.g. I'm thinking that just the money you make is your income, except there's a welfare system for the less fortunate.
@Cain
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Atom596@QasimRashid that’s a really good way of putting it that I haven’t really heard before
Jewish conversationsAgreed. No point in anyone claiming to be "against" crime if they keep backing #policies which increase crime. To be truly against crime means backing policies which reduce it. People who don't worry about how to pay for next month's rent, or their child's healthcare, are far less likely to become criminals. Investing in safer communities is the ultimate solution
Economic Justice
Judaism teaches that helping fellow human beings in need, tzedakah, is not simply a matter of charity, but of responsibility, righteousness, and justice. The Reform Movement has always acted upon fundamental Jewish ideals by advocating for children, the poor, the disenfranchised, the elderly, the sick, those with disabilities, and the "stranger among us."
Gen X-Wing@QasimRashid @mekkaokereke I’m a firm believer that UBI, Universal Health Care, fully funded public schools, and a real police force (i.e. one that’s there to protect everyone, not act as a fascist version of Judge Dredd) would do more to bring equality than just about anything else.
I grew up poor and went to school over twice as long as my dad. All because of Scandinavian social welfare. We should have it here too, for everyone.
Ethereal369@QasimRashid We have all that in Australia but crime still exists and rising
Col@QasimRashid prevention is always better than cure !
Psy@QasimRashid so true!
Mre Unfolding@QasimRashid
Yes! That and very pro-life too. The very things that support pregnancy by choice. That is what is pro life! Well loved (cared for) children make the world a better place. imho
Yes! That and very pro-life too. The very things that support pregnancy by choice. That is what is pro life! Well loved (cared for) children make the world a better place. imho
Mockshit Raccoonhold on..
so you're saying helping people builds a better community? i don't understand..
Richard Orilla 
@QasimRashid Hard facts my man!
@QasimRashid well stated
@QasimRashid Please send this to Eric Adams every five seconds until he either gets the point or is driven to resign due to madness.
Kyle Rose@QasimRashid 🤌well put
TransitBiker@QasimRashid yep!!!!!
Benj Soule🫂💙HumanityFirst🌅@QasimRashid billionaires are keeping people poor to prevent such attempts. The disappearing middle class is proof.
legocas@QasimRashid applies globally
k cavaliere@QasimRashid Yet I rmemeber when there was crime prevention, when police wore uniforms and patrolled, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horses, and sometimes in cars. They were clearly visible and part of the community. I live in a small town and that's how it still is. That's not how it was when I lived in a "big city". Police were "after the fact".
ZZ Bottom
Gurtbeef Robe@QasimRashid politicians continually throw $ at police bc people are convinced this will make us safer. Until the public gets smarter on this, it won’t change. (Nearly half of voters still vote republican despite everything they’ve done. Don’t get your hopes up for our country becoming any smarter)
Paddys Pizza@QasimRashid I simply think this is the best response to all aspects of a community. I hope your statment get shared more. Well said.
@QasimRashid
This is a good problem to focus on. We need leaders who can visualize. Picture a response team that leads with a check from the police, is immediately followed up by a medical/mental/social wellness duo and ends with the peaceful resolution and plan for wellness. Education starts with our children, but the adults who look after those children need to be well to raise those kiddos at home.
This is a good problem to focus on. We need leaders who can visualize. Picture a response team that leads with a check from the police, is immediately followed up by a medical/mental/social wellness duo and ends with the peaceful resolution and plan for wellness. Education starts with our children, but the adults who look after those children need to be well to raise those kiddos at home.
TopKnot@QasimRashid
This is just a good thing to consider.
And yes, there are many in the US that ignorantly believe prisons/punishment are the best ways to control crime and bad behavior.
A kind (of) writer@QasimRashid Well, yes, but the problem is that gated communities and exclusive resorts allow the rich to separate themselves from the rest of society and never even be face-to-face with these problems.
onecaliberal@QasimRashid
💯 this. Why is that so difficult to understand?
💯 this. Why is that so difficult to understand?
Wade Wainio@QasimRashid But if you properly run and fund crucial social services, you can't do class warfare against the poor!
@QasimRashid Cops Ruin Everything Around Me
Eleanor@QasimRashid We need a system that both helps those in need (the homeless, victims, drug addicts) and protects society from the worst of the worst.
Currently, the American system does neither efficiently or that well.
Pile Of Garbage@QasimRashid The police exist only to protect capital, not people.
jfrazier@QasimRashid truth, they also respond to some of the ridiculous "crimes" that our legislators will create, like local laws that prevent citizens from feeding/helping the homeless