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moobycow t1_jalvxck wrote

Reply to comment by TonysCatchersMit in Pols target NYC’s violent, repeat shoplifters with bill to protect retailer workers just like cops, firefighters by NYY657545

We play a lot of different tricks at all levels to try and get around the fact that our system is woefully underfunded.

We don't pay social services, so we need more criminal services, but we also don't pay for enough staffing for judges, lawyers, prosecutors, so we wind up with a patchwork of suck at every level.

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NetQuarterLatte t1_jamyv32 wrote

The system is not just underfunded, but also very wasteful.

A tiny quantity of individuals being repeatedly arrested and released are consuming a disproportionate amount of resources in the police, DA, public defense, courts.

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