We've heard again and again that crime is rising. But the reality is far more complex, in part because of how we define crime in the first place.
In 2021, he told conservative talk show host Joe Pag,"I knew those were people that love this country, that truly respect law enforcement, would never do anything to break the law." He added that had they been"Black Lives Matter and Antifa protesters, I might have been a little concerned."
The ad not only attacks Barnes, but also bail reform. It's been a popular target of the right, in lockstep with police, claiming that it will let violent suspects — almost always depicted as Black and brown — out onto the street. That's despite a lack of evidence that shows a connection between bail reform and increased crime."We know from the actual evidence the things that determine the level of crime or violence or harm in a society are bigger structural factors.
Democrats, she says, have failed to give any alternative for what safety could look like. Just examine the accusation — like the one falsely made against Mandela Barnes — that Democrats want to"defund the police." Rahman says most Democrats go on the defensive by saying,"No, no, I wanna fund the police."
"The communities that are most uniquely harmed by gun violence," she says,"are also the communities that are most uniquely harmed by long sentences, by pretrial detention, by draconian approaches to criminal justice reform.
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