Ex-Cop Asks: Is The Left Soft on Crime??
3,441It's election season and politicians are running around claiming to be "tough on crime" but... are they? What does it mean to take crime seriously? What if heavy-handed policing is actually making everything worse? I used to be a cop, so here's what I think.
#police #crime #prison
0:00 - Intro
3:25 - What is Crime?
6:24 - But What IS Crime?
12:44 - Taking Crime Seriously
Music by me (let's call this one... um... "Soft Criminal"?)
References:
Angela Y. Davis - Are Prisons Obsolete
Tough on Crime results:
(https://www.urban.org/sites/default/f...)
(https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-lib...)
(https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/...)
NYPD Stuff:
https://council.nyc.gov/press/2023/06...
https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy...
Disability and Prison:
https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10....
https://theconversation.com/us-prison...
https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/...
Suggestions:
Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Alex Vitale, Mariame Kaba, and Overthrow Media ( / @overthrowmedia )
Transcript: https://justpaste.it/fv6ro
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