Also, should have added this: have to realize the negative spillovers from bad rhetoric.
Like: emphasizing the police as the response to rising homicides ignores the fact that drug ODs are rising MUCH more.
And more cops like = MORE OD deaths, bc of policies cops push for.
The broad takeaway?
The Feds can do very little when it comes to the crim legal system.
Crime is intensely local (even within cities). Crime policy is driven by local politics and local spending.
Which means debates abt crime by Fed officials are really abt deeper issues.
