"But the failures of liberals to adequately address urban crime—or to appreciate its significance—are much less appreciated. Some went so far as to deny that crime was even rising. Others relativized the crime by pointing out that muggings and thefts—however unpleasant—were trivial offenses compared to the greater injustice of systemic racism. Liberals frequently used crime increases as a rationale to advocate for programs they already favored. Increased funding for education, daycare centers, low-income housing, healthcare, and poverty reduction were all said to be necessary parts of a comprehensive crime reduction agenda. These pieties about root causes have never been helpful. Most people are not interested in long-term solutions to immediate problems caused by muggers, thieves, addicts, and the bedlamite homeless."
John McMillan at Compact warns Democrats about the politics of crime.
As does Michael Powell at The Atlantic.
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