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VoiceOfRa comments on LINK: An example of the Pink Flamingo, the obvious-yet-overlooked cousin of the Black Swan - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: VoiceOfRa 07 November 2015 04:44:54AM 2 points [-]

The US public wants politician who are tough on crime

For a very good reason. When soft on crime politicians took power in the 70s, crime proceeded to increase to unacceptable levels.

Comment author: ChristianKl 07 November 2015 02:06:07PM 0 points [-]

Having a high number of policemen seems to be good for having lower crime rates. Giving those policemen the task to go after drugs on the other hand isn't. The Portuguese model of dealing with drugs is much better.

The tough on crime model also doesn't lead to lower recidivism rates. It would make more sense to incentive prisons to produces lower recidivism rates.

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