11-04-2015, 11:27 AM
I think Comey makes sense too. ( Comey's speech: https://www.fbi.gov/news/speeches/law-en...nd-justice )
He supports criminal justice and sentencing reform and wants to make sure, I think, that it's not looked at from a distorted POV that all criminals with non-violent convictions were somehow wronged or sentenced too harshly.
He is concerned and hearing from LEOs across the country that they're afraid to do their jobs for fear of viral videos and backlash, while also acknowledging that there are some serious policing issues which can and should be addressed as a result of increased public exposure.
He has a lot of experience and LE input behind some of his questions and theories; he wishes there was reliable and national crime data to help identify patterns and problems (which would help in the development of effective solutions). He's pushing for such a data collection and management system; I hope he gets it.
Adub's observations make sense to me too; I have no problem believing that in some locales a higher number of arrests and inmates has been viewed as a higher degree of police and prosecutor success (and targeting parolees was probably like picking low hanging fruit). That mindset is changing, which I think is good. Locking up all the people who sell drugs to other people or possess drugs for decades isn't the way to keep society safer over the long haul. Vilifying police isn't either.
Anyway, I think it's encouraging that the U.S. is looking more at, among other things, early rehabilitation attempts vs. mandatory incarceration, how ease of access to guns may factor into mass incarceration, investing in more training and body cams for police, etc...
He supports criminal justice and sentencing reform and wants to make sure, I think, that it's not looked at from a distorted POV that all criminals with non-violent convictions were somehow wronged or sentenced too harshly.
He is concerned and hearing from LEOs across the country that they're afraid to do their jobs for fear of viral videos and backlash, while also acknowledging that there are some serious policing issues which can and should be addressed as a result of increased public exposure.
He has a lot of experience and LE input behind some of his questions and theories; he wishes there was reliable and national crime data to help identify patterns and problems (which would help in the development of effective solutions). He's pushing for such a data collection and management system; I hope he gets it.
Adub's observations make sense to me too; I have no problem believing that in some locales a higher number of arrests and inmates has been viewed as a higher degree of police and prosecutor success (and targeting parolees was probably like picking low hanging fruit). That mindset is changing, which I think is good. Locking up all the people who sell drugs to other people or possess drugs for decades isn't the way to keep society safer over the long haul. Vilifying police isn't either.
Anyway, I think it's encouraging that the U.S. is looking more at, among other things, early rehabilitation attempts vs. mandatory incarceration, how ease of access to guns may factor into mass incarceration, investing in more training and body cams for police, etc...