What is Reddit's opinion of Don't Shoot: One Man, a Street Fellowship, and the End of Violence in Inner-City America?

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Well, that's the problem- we have these very emotional reactions. Which I understand. Hell, I have them too.

But part of good policy is making cold blooded decisions, and not letting high profile events sway your thinking. This is one of the real BENEFITS of the slow process of a bicameral Republican state. By the time any specific legislation about a high profile event makes it to the voting stage, emotions have cooled off.

(This is why ancient Greece made so many terrible decisions, btw).

I'd say that stopping high profile events is much HARDER than stopping crimes. Cops know about gangs, where they are, how they operate, and so on. Efficent policies have been very effective: I'd point towards this book-

which involved heavy police, DA, and community cooperation focused on providing a way OUT for gang violence, as a good starting place. link here

Again- I'd point out that many, if not most of these shootings involve HANDGUNS, and not scary ar-15's. Nor would the proposed legislation have any real effect.

Which makes me, and others think that the proposed changes are less about actually effective change and more about control.

> "Decrying" violence on reddit accomplishes nothing.

You're right. Skyline photos, cheesesteak jihad, inventing reason #1,798,462,336 that the Cowboys actually, objectively, BLOW: These are the good and valuable uses of the subreddit. The ~100% increase in murders in the past five years is unimportant and should not be talked about.

> Organizing" what?

A cross-partisan anti-violence coalition? A few years ago some determined progressives got a political coalition ( and a friendly billionaire ) to elect someone with no prosecutorial experience to end mass incarceration. Despite being opposed by a slate of people with law enforcement experience, this douche won. I know that his fanbois stan him as if it were there job, but Krasner has been integral in reversing the crime-reducing legacy of Charles Ramsay.

> What are your ideas?

My ideas are voluminous. I don't believe in silver bullets but in silver buckshot. I honestly have difficulty typing at great length (due to hand problems) so let me give you the bumper sticker versions.

Targeted enforcement as laid out in this book

President Bill Clinton, whose name is now a swearword for his reactionary neoliberalism, had a crime bill that put 100,000 extra police officers on the street throughout the country. Homicides plunged throughout the rest of the decade. A complex phenomenon like the latter cannot completely be explained by a single variable like the former. But the timing is suggestive.

Here's something I alluded to in this very thread

In short, you're right: Reddit is not the ideal place to put 100% of your organizing efforts. OTOH, the first step in creating change is deciding that the status quo is broadly unacceptable.