Rafael Mangual demolished Bazelon on this topic last year. This was an absolute beatdown. The progressive criminal justice movement since 2020 had about as clear, severe, and fast negative impact on society that it's not even worth arguing over. For people that can't admit that the entire movement was at best stupid and at worse pure evi…
Rafael Mangual demolished Bazelon on this topic last year. This was an absolute beatdown. The progressive criminal justice movement since 2020 had about as clear, severe, and fast negative impact on society that it's not even worth arguing over. For people that can't admit that the entire movement was at best stupid and at worse pure evil--imagine trying to evaluate longer tail policy initiatives like entitlements, early childhood, etc.? These things could be going horribly and no one will admit it. There is no accountability.
Now that everyone can see these were terrible ideas by unwise people it's nice watching them squirm to save face. Also upsetting that people can't simply admit they were wrong.
Also, it's the same thing we keep hearing. "Let's get to the root causes". "Causation is nuanced, there are many factors in play."
Of course the root causes are the children and all the things "we" need to be doing for the population of children that grows to being criminals is really, when you look at it, just basic parenting. The government cannot provide that.
Of course causation is nuanced but it's also disproportional. While 10 factors contribute to causation--one of two of those factors are 90% of all of it. Pointing to the hodge podge of other factors is just a debate tactic, but one that has been incredibly effective for failed "experts" since the obvious failure of great society programs.
Bazelon has the view of the criminal justice system that a med mal lawyer would have of doctors, nurses, and hospitals. I bet we can find just as much corruption, negligence, and intentional harm in the healthcare sector but it's still a huge net benefit.
Also, the criminal justice system in America affects 5.5mm people out of 333mm (prison, probation, parole). There are less than 400k people in jail for drug offenses total. For someone arguing against hyperbole, Bazelon made it seem like we are just rounding them up. What a distortion.
Foster is smart, articulate, and clever but he probably couldn't manage a McDonalds. Rather than putting out a grease fire he would be lecturing the place on the structural design flaws in the fryer that probably contributed to the fire. He lives in a world of ideas.
Rafael Mangual demolished Bazelon on this topic last year. This was an absolute beatdown. The progressive criminal justice movement since 2020 had about as clear, severe, and fast negative impact on society that it's not even worth arguing over. For people that can't admit that the entire movement was at best stupid and at worse pure evil--imagine trying to evaluate longer tail policy initiatives like entitlements, early childhood, etc.? These things could be going horribly and no one will admit it. There is no accountability.
Now that everyone can see these were terrible ideas by unwise people it's nice watching them squirm to save face. Also upsetting that people can't simply admit they were wrong.
Also, it's the same thing we keep hearing. "Let's get to the root causes". "Causation is nuanced, there are many factors in play."
Of course the root causes are the children and all the things "we" need to be doing for the population of children that grows to being criminals is really, when you look at it, just basic parenting. The government cannot provide that.
Of course causation is nuanced but it's also disproportional. While 10 factors contribute to causation--one of two of those factors are 90% of all of it. Pointing to the hodge podge of other factors is just a debate tactic, but one that has been incredibly effective for failed "experts" since the obvious failure of great society programs.
Bazelon has the view of the criminal justice system that a med mal lawyer would have of doctors, nurses, and hospitals. I bet we can find just as much corruption, negligence, and intentional harm in the healthcare sector but it's still a huge net benefit.
Also, the criminal justice system in America affects 5.5mm people out of 333mm (prison, probation, parole). There are less than 400k people in jail for drug offenses total. For someone arguing against hyperbole, Bazelon made it seem like we are just rounding them up. What a distortion.
Foster is smart, articulate, and clever but he probably couldn't manage a McDonalds. Rather than putting out a grease fire he would be lecturing the place on the structural design flaws in the fryer that probably contributed to the fire. He lives in a world of ideas.