Given the devastation that crime can visit on families and communities, I will err on being a little too tough on crime than being too soft on crime.
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If we were really tough on crime, we'd do more to stop it from happening in the first place.
People have started to see that 'smart on crime' rather than 'tough on crime' makes sense.
Certainly, I don't think I can ever be accused of being soft on crime.
If we were really tough on crime, we'd try to save our children from the desperation and deprivation that leave them primed for a life of crime.
I'm result-oriented, and our neighborhoods will never prosper if we don't keep criminals from victimizing families.
One of the things I learned is that you've got to deal with the underlying social problems if you want to have an impact on crime - that it's not a coincidence that you see the greatest amount of violent crime where you see the greatest amount of social dysfunction.
Nothing is more devastating to a community than out-of-control crime.
Crime is stupid, lazy and weak. You can only exploit it and make money out of it.
I think it's good to have pressure on yourself. The worst crime is to get kind of really complacent.
A large part of crime is economics - if people are working and and have a home and family to support, then I believe you can reduce the crime rate.
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