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sllewgh t1_j190d1p wrote

Reply to comment by Matt3989 in Baltimore police investigate 39 rideshare carjacking, robbery cases since November by ThatguyfromBaltimore

And how's that working out so far? Is it under control?

[looks at thread title]

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Matt3989 t1_j190hrj wrote

That's kind of the point... We're not convicting, and when we do, not for long enough for it to make a difference.

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sllewgh t1_j191thj wrote

Oooorrrrr... Crime and punishment isn't the solution to begin with, as I said. You can make all the excuses you want, but you can't say that strategy is working.

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Matt3989 t1_j191z19 wrote

You're right, let's just have all crime stop.

Problem solved.

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sllewgh t1_j192skr wrote

I gave the real solution already, but if pretending I didn't helps you feel good about your reply, go ahead.

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Matt3989 t1_j193jm6 wrote

You gave a strategy to reduce crime in the future, not a solution to the current situation.

This crime is happening/has already happened. You saying "Crime isn't the solution to begin with" is obviously true and also not based in reality.

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sllewgh t1_j194ct3 wrote

There is no short term solution that works.

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Matt3989 t1_j194tv7 wrote

So your 'solution' right now is just to not punish crimes?

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sllewgh t1_j1956pd wrote

Just stop replying if you don't have anything to say. Don't make shit up to disagree with.

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Matt3989 t1_j1960aj wrote

You don't have a solution, you have a strategy. We still need short term fixes to reduce crime. Those involve putting criminals in jail.

>Dude, just stop replying if you don't have anything to say.

You're the one saying that "we should fix poverty to make crime stop"... No shit, just fix poverty, super easy.

Until poverty is solved, I hope you don't get carjacked.

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sllewgh t1_j198cux wrote

I never said it was easy. Again, if you can't respond to what I actually wrote, just stop replying.

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Matt3989 t1_j1991uv wrote

I did respond to what you wrote. I told you it was not the 'solution' that you think it is because it is a generational strategy.

You're not going to 'fix poverty' by letting crime run rampant, so you need an immediate solution to address it. Maybe if you have an idea for that then you wouldn't sound like a 14 year old in a Che Guevara shirt.

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sllewgh t1_j199pj8 wrote

>I did respond to what you wrote. I told you it was not the 'solution' that you think it is because it is a generational strategy.

It's exactly the solution I think it is. I don't disagree it won't have immediate results, that doesn't mean it isn't the answer. You haven't made any attempt to say it isn't.

> you need an immediate solution to address it.

Right back at you. I haven't heard anything constructive from you on that subject besides doing more of what's already failed.

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