By: Richard W. Crews
i have long advocated for FREE shooting lessons, no ID, gunZNammo supplied. I just wanted those Crips and Bloods to hit what they were aiming at! No more collateral “mushrooms”, no wild bullets flying...
View ArticleBy: CharlesWT
The lower odds of ending up dead in a ravine between arrest and jail probably also lowers resistance to arrest in the US.
View ArticleBy: Keith Humphreys
This is quite correct. Treating criminals (as well of course as arrested innocents) as human beings is not just the right thing to do, it also serves the long-term interests of the police and the...
View ArticleBy: paul
A lot of this also has to do with the perceived state of the criminal market and the age of the criminal institutions. In the US, for example, you had a lot more violence at times when markets were in...
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[...] on December 11th, 2012 Keith Humphreys shares this interview with Vanda Felbab-Brown. There are no dull moments, but here’s one I think [...]
View ArticleBy: Brett Bellmore
I recall using similar reasoning with my teacher back in elementary school, to explain why his claim that bullies wanted you to fight back was utter bunk. You know that has to be false, they’d be in...
View ArticleBy: David Kennedy
This is the same distinction that has been driving much of the newer work in violence prevention: a huge proportion of the most serious “street” violence is driven by highly active criminal groups, and...
View ArticleBy: Ebenezer Scrooge
I think that Paul and Brett are oversimplifying a bit. No sane bully (and way too many were all too sane) would want every kid to fight back. Eventually, Brett’s right: the bully would get hurt. But...
View ArticleBy: Rick B
I’ve long thought that violence was reduced when the organizations were formalized, based on written guidance, and had access to the courts and police to enforce their contracts. Like all organizations...
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