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Last Checked Jan. 29, 2023

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Wed Jan 25 12:18:34 +0000 2023

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

That should include going after minor but easy-to-detect crimes like fare evasion in part because that lets you check people for more serious offenses like carrying illegal guns or outstanding warrants. https://t.co/81PAk3VOOd — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 25, 2023

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I don’t particularly want to see the penal regime made harsher, but I do think that if we want to see less punishment the focus has to be on investing more in detecting crimes and apprehending the offenders. https://t.co/1X1PyZpZB7 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 25, 2023

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But returning to where I started, reformers will misapprehend the situation if they think of DC as having an unusually harsh penal regime rather than an unusual high number of shootings and murders. — PolitiTweet.org

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

DC has a high incarceration rate relative to the 50 states, but I would say this reflects our high level of violent… https://t.co/a1cWRVfUpr

Posted Jan. 25, 2023

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