Criminal justice

Dec 4, 2021
Dec 4, 2021 Updated Apr 13, 2025
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Editor,

Thanks you for starting the conversation on crime, which seems more brazen these days (“Crime has no political party” column by Jon Mays in the Dec. 3 edition of the Daily Journal).

(6) comments

Lou Dec 4, 2021 9:48am

Mr. Donnelly - Well said.

Perhaps return to church attendance (one of the first things to be shut down during the lockdown), and teaching and practicing good morals. It has been said the consciousness of a city can be seen in the height of it's buildings. Used to be that church steeples could be seen towering above the City, now it's, ...well you name it......

Tafhdyd Dec 4, 2021 11:15am

Lou,

Church attendance has been dropping for years, the lockdown only gave those less interested a good excuse to stay home. Religion is in the heart and mind, not in the building or it's size. As you say, practicing and teaching good morals is a good place to start. Perhaps some of the evangelical bible thumpers supporting extreme right politicos will read our comments and take heed.

Terence Y Dec 4, 2021 1:57pm

Well written, Mr. Donnelly. However, as an example, when there are no real consequences for smash and grabs for anything under $950, even those who know it is morally wrong may not outright steal the item, but leave payment for what they feel the item is worth. Moral dilemma solved?

Tafhdyd Dec 4, 2021 4:12pm

Terence,

TRTRT, btw, how are you doing with your bamboo fibers?

Terence Y Dec 5, 2021 10:56am

Taffy Resigned To Rubbish Talk, again, because he has nothing of value to add. TRTRT indeed! Meanwhile, 14 smash and grab suspects were arrested in LA but then released due to zero bail policy to potentially re-use their $950 gift cards, soaring murder rates throughout CA, daily smash and grab robberies which now include homicide, Union Square boarded up to prevent looting (guess those window designers are out of jobs). Maybe there’s some hope with San Jose approving $250k for license plate readers but there are major privacy concerns. We have DA’s and supposedly people in power having discussions about increased crime. Let’s hope it’s not more of the usual lip service and the appearance of doing something while actually doing nothing.

edkahl Dec 5, 2021 2:07pm

One of the biggest cause of crime in inner cities is poor parenting due to a lack of fathers. Unfortunately our welfare system perpetuates this. Why can't welfare be designed to encouorage intact families? When the Great Society wealfare programs were being passed the leading Democrat of the day, Daniel Patrick Moynihan warned that they would incentivize fathers to leave home and encourage young woman to have more children to increase the amount of welfare collected and increase crime. He was right.

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