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liberal_hack t1_j9x86ex wrote
Reply to comment by PresidentBush2 in Dispatcher availability no longer all that’s holding back MBTA service by eigiarce
No one wants the job lol
liberal_hack t1_j6fvwq5 wrote
Reply to comment by asaharyev in Crowds march through downtown Boston to protest police killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis by jojenns
We incarcerate people and then let them back out without reintegrating them well. Singapore just executes a lot of people. Singapore is definitely a more draconian legal system.
liberal_hack t1_j6f8szk wrote
Reply to comment by asaharyev in Crowds march through downtown Boston to protest police killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis by jojenns
What is the mechanism for locking up a criminal for life increasing crime rates?
A place like Singapore with really draconian sentencing and enforcement has pretty low crime rates.
liberal_hack t1_j6f06ki wrote
Reply to comment by asaharyev in Crowds march through downtown Boston to protest police killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis by jojenns
I mean harsher sentencing too. If you arrest someone for a minor crime and destroy their life, and then shortly let them out yeah you're going to have more problems.
I'm just saying if you went really draconian and locked up long-term anyone that commits a serious crime you would probably have lower crime rates, at the cost of liberty
>What has reduced crime is building a stronger social safety net so those who find themselves in desperate situations can get support from the state instead of other illegal alternatives
This is true but it doesn't address the people that commit crime for reasons other than addressing their own survival needs, which is most crime.
liberal_hack t1_j6e8l49 wrote
Reply to comment by bitpushr in Crowds march through downtown Boston to protest police killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis by jojenns
If you had really heavy enforcement of laws you’d probably decrease the crime rate, the question is whether that’s appropriate in a liberal democracy.
liberal_hack t1_j6bqt1f wrote
Reply to comment by Squish_the_android in Interesting piece argues that MA needs free community college by Tall_Ocelot_8749
Yeah something isn't adding up quite right there. Definitely an edge case.
liberal_hack t1_j6a3rb2 wrote
Reply to comment by 0palescent in Interesting piece argues that MA needs free community college by Tall_Ocelot_8749
30k a year with a BA is pretty unusual, what field are you in? I hire pharmacy technician trainees for 41k a year with no experience or education requirements
liberal_hack t1_j2cph62 wrote
Reply to comment by Yak_Rodeo in This fight near Shawmut Station doesn’t bode well for easing Boston’s housing shortage - The Boston Globe by soxandpatriots1
Building housing helps the middle class. Restricted housing just leads to highest bidders getting limited stock, pricing out people down the income scale disproportionately.
We shouldn’t arbitrarily decide what size city we want, we should just build enough housing to meet the demand. Otherwise people end up priced out and suffering low quality of life with long commutes.
We could build 150,000 units and still be nowhere near a “metropolis”. If every one of those got filled we’d still only be the 18th most populous city in the country.
liberal_hack t1_j2cosgr wrote
Reply to comment by Yak_Rodeo in This fight near Shawmut Station doesn’t bode well for easing Boston’s housing shortage - The Boston Globe by soxandpatriots1
Because there is huge demand to live in this city? We could continue to grow our economy and provide high quality of life to lots of people.
Dickheads that already got theirs and want the state to arbitrarily restrict housing to pump up their property values are a blight on this and every city.
liberal_hack t1_jd32v79 wrote
Reply to ADHDers of Boston: Stimulant shortage advice by [deleted]
BMC also has a mail order pharmacy called Cornerstone Health Solutions that takes outside prescriptions if anyone is interested in mail services.