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Locking more people up only helps if you lock the right people up.

Otherwise you might as well randomly pick them off the streets (but maybe that’s already what is happening).

It is kind of obvious that the guy who beat an Amazon employee in Beltown with a bat should be in jail right now, but they are considering releasing him [1]. You can walk out of a Target with a 65" TV and get bail with outstanding warrants [2]. I don't think Seattle is locking anyone up right now, to be honest, unless murder is involved.

[1] https://mynorthwest.com/3777835/rantz-brutal-bat-attack-susp...

[2] https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10447987/Prolific-s...

Conservative Talk Radio and the Daily Mail? Really? Do you have any better sourcing (a.k.a more reliable sourcing) for these examples?

You could just read the Seattle times, no secrets here, but it is pay walled.

Definitely conservatives pointing out these problems is the best way to get votes in ultra liberal Seattle, and they don’t need to make anything up. It isn't going to change us into Trump voters, but it can sway local elections.

Have you ever been to a prison? It’s not a randomly selected group. The majority of prisoners are in for serious violent offenses, easily confirmed by looking at the data or speaking to anyone who works in a prison.

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