re: Carjackings in New Orleans are the worst in a decade.

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I do not know if you support restorative justice or not, but it shows no improvement in crime rates/statistics.

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I actually just had to Google it to refresh my memory. And nah, not really my jam. Too touchy feely and not tangible enough.

My position on rehabilitation isn’t based on feels. It’s simply based on that sticking someone in a cage for a handful of years doesn’t accomplish anything beyond giving them a host of new friends with the same habits and lifestyles they were in. Probation and parole is currently underfunded and stretched too thin. Rehabilitation options in DOC is a joke. It’s just dead time.

And in my experience, not a single person I’ve ever represented in my near decade of practice gave a single thought to the possible sentence before committing a crime. Not one.

So sure, if you want to warehouse them for life, I might disagree with you, but I understand. But this whole “let’s give them 2-20 years to let them think about it” crap doesn’t do shite.