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Why common sense, progressive criminal justice policies failed in California
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this post was submitted on 12 Nov 2024
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I realllllly hate the term “common sense” when applied to legislation
Yeah, I agree. Like in this case, I'd argue that the "common sense" approach to crime is the punishment model that's prevalent. The measures that failed are common sense when you understand how the prison system actually works, but I don't know how common that knowledge is