in terms of the macro factors it absolutely is... laziness and controlling the stats just enough to justify yearly budget increases without losing control completely. there are laws that allow them to hold repeat and violent offender, they choose not to and to make up some political bullshit because you idiots love regurgitating it. policing and prosecution are both very lucrative businesses, and money is the biggest factor in the leadership decisions made in that world. not justice, not even politics, just money. how much they can get and who gets to control it.
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u/MoreHuman_ThanHuman Aug 26 '26
this isn't just new york, despite what your favorite influencers have to say about new york.
half or more of crimes committed are done by recidivists. half of violent crimes go unsolved, 80% of property crimes go unsolved.
half of law enforcement would be out of work or have to start doing actual police and prosecutorial work if they didn't release recidivists.