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Last Checked April 22, 2022

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Wed Mar 02 20:02:17 +0000 2022

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

If you look at NYC, what are the *evidence*-based reasons for resuming UN-deemed torture practices in the form of solitary to Rikers? What’s the evidence to revive the plainclothes unit, which despite being 5% of the force was responsible for 31% of police killings over 20 yrs? — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 2, 2022

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

This is the saddest part of this whole conversation. The cost of constantly playing political football w/public safety is a total lack of serious discussion & investment in actual evidence-based approaches to reducing violence + harm. Polling becomes more important than outcomes — PolitiTweet.org

Sherrilyn Ifill @Sifill_LDF

Where is the data to support this is “the answer”to current public safety challenges? Do the highest funded depts h… https://t.co/aQ57QzSCzW

Posted March 2, 2022

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Meanwhile, for those of us representing communities struggling w/ public safety (& not just hearing about it on TV), we don’t get the investments needed to actually reduce harm and invest in our communities. Harm then continues, non-evidence based policy resurges, rinse, repeat — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 2, 2022

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