In this week’s episode, Glenn is joined by Charles Fain Lehman, fellow at the Manhattan Institute and contributing editor at City Journal. The two discuss the effects of progressive criminal justice initiatives like bail reform and discovery reform. Charles surveys a few major American cities’ efforts to get crime rates
Regarding hate crimes. He says that a victim of a hate crime suffers more. I'm not convinced. To be attacked for your race is at least an acknowledgement of your humanity. To be attacked for the money in your wallet is complete dehumanizing -- the victim is a *thing*, not even worthy of hate.
Of course, hate crimes make the targeted group feel less safe.
Switching people from one set of addictive drugs to others and calling that treatment is horrifying as a solution and rather simpleminded. Methadone a very addictive substance and a morphine derivative comes to mind.More a rhetorical bait and switch than anything else.
On gambling- nobody in my childhood household gambled nor did they know anyone who gambled. I never did. After one class of statistics, I doubt that few if any exiting students would gamble.
On drug use, do not involve my public health profession - all rotten apples. I am curious to know if all realms of high-tech can assist capture of drug shipments before arrival at the market. If AI knows what I would like to purchase, can AI also know who is likely to be involved in drug transport?
[Time 38:00]; Public sector unions. I belonged to the IT union for 22 years (Local 21). When DEI arrived, the first thing the union did was to get into bed with DEI directors, (not literally). When my department created a vague rule in 2020 (The Hepworth rule) that duct-taped 7,750 employees’ mouths at home, my union did nothing. When employees were censored and denied due process because of DEI, union did nothing.
Lehman sounds well-studied in many areas of criminal justice process, cop retention and city-gov policy. I worry about DEI moving under the radar by going into sleeper-cell mode and then waking-up to execute another nation-wide sabotage of city-gov. The 2020 nightmare known as George Floyd protests/riots would not have occurred in SF if employees such as myself had not had our mouths illegally duct-taped by DEI from day 01 of 2018 DEI implementation.
Which were largely unnecessary and we now know worse for society than the disease. Some of us suspected this as they were enacted and we were ultimately proven correct.
Narcan was the best and worst thing to happen. Without it, there would be a lot less chronic users but more cops and others dying from accidental exposure. Talk to EMT's, they narcan the same people over and over. And they are pissed that you ruined their high.
Regarding the question of young men who are immigrants, there is Greek text used in the UK years ago to teach Greek to young men about a Greek army of mercenaries hired to overthrow the emperor of Persia. The first battle was in what is now the middle of Turkey. The Persian who hired them (the emperor’s nephew) was killed in the first battle and the book describes the attempt of the mercenaries to get back to Greece. When they heroically managed to get back to the strait of Bosporus the Greeks did not want to allow them to cross because no Greek city wanted to allow 5,000 unpaired young men with combat experience to enter their gate.
My wife and I were the victims of a break in and trashing of our home. The fear my wife has because the perpetrator is out on her own recognizance is unmeasurable. It has destroyed her life and therefore greatly damaged mine. I am sure we are not the only ones whose lives are destroyed by what prosecutors consider a minor felony and the lack of knowledge about how being a crime victim affects people among those who want to reform criminal justice is beyond me.
Regarding hate crimes. He says that a victim of a hate crime suffers more. I'm not convinced. To be attacked for your race is at least an acknowledgement of your humanity. To be attacked for the money in your wallet is complete dehumanizing -- the victim is a *thing*, not even worthy of hate.
Of course, hate crimes make the targeted group feel less safe.
Non-hate crimes make everyone feel less safe.
Switching people from one set of addictive drugs to others and calling that treatment is horrifying as a solution and rather simpleminded. Methadone a very addictive substance and a morphine derivative comes to mind.More a rhetorical bait and switch than anything else.
On gambling- nobody in my childhood household gambled nor did they know anyone who gambled. I never did. After one class of statistics, I doubt that few if any exiting students would gamble.
On drug use, do not involve my public health profession - all rotten apples. I am curious to know if all realms of high-tech can assist capture of drug shipments before arrival at the market. If AI knows what I would like to purchase, can AI also know who is likely to be involved in drug transport?
[Time 38:00]; Public sector unions. I belonged to the IT union for 22 years (Local 21). When DEI arrived, the first thing the union did was to get into bed with DEI directors, (not literally). When my department created a vague rule in 2020 (The Hepworth rule) that duct-taped 7,750 employees’ mouths at home, my union did nothing. When employees were censored and denied due process because of DEI, union did nothing.
Lehman sounds well-studied in many areas of criminal justice process, cop retention and city-gov policy. I worry about DEI moving under the radar by going into sleeper-cell mode and then waking-up to execute another nation-wide sabotage of city-gov. The 2020 nightmare known as George Floyd protests/riots would not have occurred in SF if employees such as myself had not had our mouths illegally duct-taped by DEI from day 01 of 2018 DEI implementation.
(Sorry if this is misplaced/timed, but: ) Welcome back Glenn! We're all glad your surgery apparently went well, and you are back at it!
“Because of Covid.”
Nope.
Because of Lockdowns.
Which were largely unnecessary and we now know worse for society than the disease. Some of us suspected this as they were enacted and we were ultimately proven correct.
Narcan was the best and worst thing to happen. Without it, there would be a lot less chronic users but more cops and others dying from accidental exposure. Talk to EMT's, they narcan the same people over and over. And they are pissed that you ruined their high.
You call me out my name!
Regarding the question of young men who are immigrants, there is Greek text used in the UK years ago to teach Greek to young men about a Greek army of mercenaries hired to overthrow the emperor of Persia. The first battle was in what is now the middle of Turkey. The Persian who hired them (the emperor’s nephew) was killed in the first battle and the book describes the attempt of the mercenaries to get back to Greece. When they heroically managed to get back to the strait of Bosporus the Greeks did not want to allow them to cross because no Greek city wanted to allow 5,000 unpaired young men with combat experience to enter their gate.
Mr Lehman uses diminishing marginal returns incorrectly. He should have said marginal returns begin to diminish more rapidly.
My wife and I were the victims of a break in and trashing of our home. The fear my wife has because the perpetrator is out on her own recognizance is unmeasurable. It has destroyed her life and therefore greatly damaged mine. I am sure we are not the only ones whose lives are destroyed by what prosecutors consider a minor felony and the lack of knowledge about how being a crime victim affects people among those who want to reform criminal justice is beyond me.