It may be even simpler than that: No politician dares vote against terrible policy with untold downstream consequences for many—for the simple fact that it's named after a victim of an unspeakable/inexcusable act of violence. God help us all if that's all it takes to create criminal legal policy. - ThreadSky

cristianfarias.com • 110 days ago

It may be even simpler than that: No politician dares vote against terrible policy with untold downstream consequences for many—for the simple fact that it's named after a victim of an unspeakable/inexcusable act of violence.

God help us all if that's all it takes to create criminal legal policy.

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mapaiko.bsky.social•110 days ago

That's all it's ever taken...

markh59.bsky.social•110 days ago

Unspeakable act? This shit happens every day but people only care when it’s a white woman.

princessjemmy.bsky.social•110 days ago

Exactly. Native women are disproportionately victimized and killed (if they don’t simply disappear under suspicious circumstances and never talked about again), but we’re not seeing anyone rush in to address it (probably because the perpetrators are almost always white males).

cristianfarias.com•110 days ago

many white women die under terrible circumstances every day, no one does anything about it. the only real difference this time is that the person who was convicted of killing one is brown and an immigrant.

davidsp72.bsky.social•110 days ago

True, this is more about the perpetrator than the victim, but ask yourself if this would have been a story ending in legislation if Riley were a person of color.

janeroehopeful.bsky.social•110 days ago

They also only care when the unspeakable act is NOT committed by a white man who’s an American citizen.
Then it’s a “mental health” problem, not a question of “evil”.

izzos.us•110 days ago

Uhhhhh yes and? This shit is ALWAYS an unspeakable act of violence. What's your exact argument here questioning that?

mysteryshopper.bsky.social•110 days ago

People who rate personal gain over long term legacy are banking on there being enough excess (goodwill, climate buffer, clean air - you name it) for them to skim a bit off the top and nothing much happen.

The problem is that the family silver has now all been sold, to mix metaphors.

mysteryshopper.bsky.social•110 days ago

This is what happens when the "disruptor" ethos runs rampant.

crzwdjk.bsky.social•110 days ago

As yes, somewhat reminiscent of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act

theczexan.bsky.social•110 days ago

Our current prison industrial complex/mass incarceration was largely started because one basketball player overdosed on cocaine, so it’s not shocking.

thezincity.bsky.social•110 days ago

In that vein, the murder of Matthew Sheppard was excusable to some.

The murder of the "unwanted" is permitted so long as society thinks of them as less than human.

Republican trash

tdraicer.bsky.social•110 days ago

That has happened throughout history. And not just in the US. The nature of democratic (small d) politics is to pander to the lowest common denominator. Why democracy is only the least bad form of government. (Yes, my misanthropy is in full force today.)