Crime Enforcement Debate

The cluster revolves around debates on whether strict enforcement, prosecution, and imprisonment of criminals effectively reduce crime rates, versus lenient policies that critics argue encourage more crime.

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jrochkind1 Sep 11, 2025 View on HN

Don't worry, the crime wont' actually decrease either.

mason240 Jun 24, 2015 View on HN

Sounds like an incentive for more people to commit less crime.

2019-nCoV May 29, 2020 View on HN

Stop trying to protect criminals.

alphager Oct 28, 2023 View on HN

It may seem absurd to you, but it's highly effective. Both general crime rates as well as recidivism are lower.

vorpalhex Jul 25, 2025 View on HN

Nobody actually wants to fix crime.We know there are a bunch of interventions with meaningful impacts on the crime rate. This ranges from actually keeping repeat offenders in jail to making preschool freely available.Nobody does them. It isn't cost, there doesn't seem to generally be an ethical outcry, etc.Just nobody actually wants to address the problem. They instead want to leverage crime to achieve some other goal. Actually fixing crime harms the ability to use crime to ac

ryandrake Sep 23, 2016 View on HN

Low on crime? Make more criminals.

whenanother Aug 21, 2019 View on HN

the reason why you have to stop this kind of thing is because the people who are responsible are the same people behind the destruction of unions, public transportation, universal healthcare, etc. they think they are outsmarting us by getting away with crimes and stealing from us.if you don't punish the criminals they will keep committing crimes. and no getting rid of laws (deregulation) will not stop criminals from committing crimes.

ParksNet Apr 7, 2023 View on HN

Wouldn't it be easier to enforce the laws and imprison criminals than to entirely reinvent retail?

alexvr Oct 23, 2014 View on HN

Sounds like a great way to invite a higher crime rate.

CuriouslyC Sep 7, 2024 View on HN

When laws designed to shut down organized crime are applied to everyone :(