Post #1824 by bighairymike on the Berkshire Hathaway board

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It's your use of the word "eliminating" that I was emphasizing. And don't say "lock 'em up" because America already has 2 million people in the nation's prisons and jails -- a 500% increase over the last 40 years.

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Eliminating criminals 100% is not possible but we can do better, lots better, than we are doing now. Incarcerating repeat felons and keeping them off the street would go a long way. Diversion programs for minor crimes and first time offenders to open up prison space for serious felons seems obvious. Various police chiefs talk a lot about the the vast number of crimes being committed by repeat offenders. Bail reforms were called for but have been poorly implemented. Allowing vast tent cities and the petty crime that goes with it is misguided and only incubates more criminals and repeat criminal behavior.

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