re: Dallas CoP explains upsurge in crime

He's taking a veiled shot at Dallas, not plano.

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He's taking a veiled shot at Dallas, not plano.

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Darth lived in Dallas back in 1985 and assumes nothing changed or its all gone downhill.

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Do you work for the prison lobby? Private prison lobby quite effectively for harder sentence structures for convicted criminals. They are making billions of dollars in revenue by keeping sentences longer and recidivism rates higher. Look how much the GEO Group spends on lobbying for legislation that benefits their bottom line. It is abhorrent.

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No. I don’t have any connection with the “prison lobby”, or any other private prison company.

I worked as a probation and parole officer in Louisiana for 4 years before working as a federal probation officer for 21 years.

Where did you hear those talking points? You’ve been propagandize.

There are legitimate concerns about having private companies run prisons regarding treatment of inmates and having sufficient and effective programs, but those same concerns exist at state run prisons.

The most important factor in determining the quality of a prison, besides adequate funding, is having a good warden. That holds true for private and state facilities.

Knowing that there is no perfect solution, in my opinion, the best option would be a combination. A prison that is owned and operated by a private company under a strict contract, with DOC employee monitors on site, and state funded and staffed programming.

With state prisons, the weakness is the greater tendency to be wasteful and lazy. With private prisons, the weakness is the greater tendency to cut corners to save money and ignore inmate welfare. Either way, a good warden makes all the difference. A blend of control would add layers of accountability.

I have that one pocket but they never come south of nw hwy. Even then, my place is gated and patrolled 24/7. Neighbors to the right are middle aged with a daughter. Just moved from NYC and I suspect building a house, to the left, 2 mid 20s chicks who must be on daddy's card to afford it.

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Hell, Frisco might be a shithole by then.

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This why I keep my guns locked up in a safe. So they don't run out and commit a violent crime.

But since my gun passed background checks they are pretty chill... We sometimes hang out and BBQ and shite.

I know you’re joking, but suburbs do turn shitty and it’s not like DFW is immune

Look at st Tammany for reference

I've eaten at Shep's Place - it's, at best, meh. Next door however, is Saltwater. Excellent!