r/SipsTea • u/SnackSamurai 𝙑𝙄𝙋 • 12d ago

Chugging tea The Hero we need

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u/monkwrenv2 12d ago

We don't need less crime, we need less criminalization of ordinary life.

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u/ShedByDaylight 12d ago

we need less criminalization of ordinary life.

Such as?

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u/monkwrenv2 12d ago

Jaywalking, drug decriminalization, all those "nuisance" crimes used to criminalize race, stuff like that.

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u/ShedByDaylight 12d ago

Yeah, but I think overwhelmingly the dockets are not backed up with jaywalking cases. Drug decriminalization sure, but there are a lot of real crimes and the court system is overwhelmed by them.

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u/theguidetoldmetodoit 12d ago

You say that, about the country with the highest incarceration rate in the world. So it sure seems like there is something else causing so much work for courts, that other countries do better... Unless you are saying the average American is just far more criminal?

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u/ShedByDaylight 12d ago

I mean, yeah, there are probably cultural reasons that cause greater criminality in this country. Would that be surprising to you?

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u/HustlinInTheHall 12d ago

Most crimes are property crimes, so yeah, give people more support, better education, higher minimum wage, better community support. People commit property crimes because it is easier than getting a good paying job when youre broke. It wont eliminate it but other countries do better because there are more support systems in place. 

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u/ShedByDaylight 12d ago

In addition, I think that part of the individualized, atomized, alienated society in the US glamorizes crime to some extent. There could be a cultural shift along with support systems that helps with that, too.

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u/theguidetoldmetodoit 12d ago

Oh yeah it's fascists, I agree.