How accurately can the law fix the crime? There has to be a mechanism for very fast action. The law is like this: catch them and punish them.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There's a simple way to solve the crime problem: obey the law; punish those who do not.
You know what an effective deterrent to crime is? Jail! And do you know what kind of criminal penalty actually makes people think twice about committing crimes the next time? The kind that actually comes out of some individual's pocket, not fines that come out of the corporate kitty.
As governor, there isn't a lot I can do beyond that to crack down on crime. Law enforcement is really a local issue. It's the cops' job to tighten down on criminals.
To be smart on crime, we should not be in a position of constantly reacting to crime after it happens. We should be looking at preventing crime before it happens.
What to do about these increases in crime? Plenty of laws already exist to punish violent criminals, and research questions the level of correlation between longer sentences and lower crime rates.
If crimes are committed, they are committed by people; they are not committed by some free-floating entity. These companies and other entities don't operate on automatic pilot. There are individuals that make decisions - and some make the right decisions, and some make the wrong decisions.
Some laws of state aimed at curbing crime are even more criminal.
Crimes spring from fixed ideas.
Nothing will deter crime but the certainty of punishment.
If we were really tough on crime, we'd do more to stop it from happening in the first place.