re: What can realistically be done about the surge in volent crime in American cities?

Elect competent judges and DAs that will push for convictions and give higher sentences

Fund our police force - boost salaries and training. Change the media narrative painting police as villains

Encourage communities to root out their bad seeds - increase funds to crimestoppers etc. Make communities more willing to work with police to provide tips

Re-establish targeted policing of problem communities like NYC’s stop and frisk

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elect DAs that don't believe in restorative justice.

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Honestly this seems to be one of the biggest causes these days. Leftist crime and prison reform is a scourge on society. It seems like more and more crimes like these are committed by people who should already (or still) be in prison. Had Memphis kept this a-hole locked up for more than 11 fricking months for attempted murder, multiple people yesterday would not have died.

And shite like that also pushes away cops from doing what they are supposed to do. I'm not saying it's right or justified, but it feels like cops care less when they know whomever they arrest either won't be prosecuted properly, or won't serve jail time (or very little). So it's almost like what's the point.