Local police post mugshots on Pinterest, leading to a 57% boost in arrests
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Re: Local police post mugshots on Pinterest, leading to a 57% boost in arrests
#2Something tells me that this will not be accompanied by a 57% decrease in crime rates, but will absolutely be accompanied by a 57% increase in imprisonment and legal expenditures to detain and prosecute these people. An argument can be made that, except in the case of dangerous fugitives, using a more efficient means of finding wanted people may cause more harm than good.
Re: Local police post mugshots on Pinterest, leading to a 57% boost in arrests
#3Blog spam, inaccurate headline.
Original article on npr: http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2012/12/07/166678...
The boost was in 57% of "warrant services" whatever that means, not arrests. No numbers given for the increase in arrests, just that they "actually got more people."
Re: Local police post mugshots on Pinterest, leading to a 57% boost in arrests
#4I'm not sure whether I'm supposed to upvote this post, if I do, does it mean I support the idea behind ? because I don't, I don't think that denunciation is right way to support justice ... but I'd like the post to go to the front page, the see HN comments about it!
Re: Local police post mugshots on Pinterest, leading to a 57% boost in arrests
#5Something tells me that this will not be accompanied by a 57% decrease in crime rates, but will absolutely be accompanied by a 57% increase in imprisonment and legal expenditures to detain and prosecute these people. An argument can be made that, except in the case of dangerous fugitives, using a more efficient means of finding wanted people may cause more harm than good.
So you are suggesting that some laws aren't worth upholding because they aren't financially viable?
Re: Local police post mugshots on Pinterest, leading to a 57% boost in arrests
#6Something tells me that this will not be accompanied by a 57% decrease in crime rates, but will absolutely be accompanied by a 57% increase in imprisonment and legal expenditures to detain and prosecute these people. An argument can be made that, except in the case of dangerous fugitives, using a more efficient means of finding wanted people may cause more harm than good.
So you think we should just give up entirely on trying to stop, say burglars and car thieves?
Re: Local police post mugshots on Pinterest, leading to a 57% boost in arrests
#7Blog spam, inaccurate headline. Original article on npr: http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2012/12/07/166678... The boost was in 57% of "warrant services" whatever that means, not arrests. No numbers given for the increase in arrests, just that they "actually got more people."
That NPR article you point out (which is really way better than this one) claims:
"Warrant services" is police speak for arrests.Re: Local police post mugshots on Pinterest, leading to a 57% boost in arrests
#8I'm not sure whether I'm supposed to upvote this post, if I do, does it mean I support the idea behind ? because I don't, I don't think that denunciation is right way to support justice ... but I'd like the post to go to the front page, the see HN comments about it!
Denonciations are a good thing if you believe a criminal should be arrested as a consequence of his initial actions.
Denonciations are a bad thing if you believe that someone who didn't get caught in the act should be able to escape
972 - est-tu de Martinique ?
Re: Local police post mugshots on Pinterest, leading to a 57% boost in arrests
#9Something tells me that this will not be accompanied by a 57% decrease in crime rates, but will absolutely be accompanied by a 57% increase in imprisonment and legal expenditures to detain and prosecute these people. An argument can be made that, except in the case of dangerous fugitives, using a more efficient means of finding wanted people may cause more harm than good.
So you are suggesting that some laws aren't worth upholding because they aren't financially viable?
They might be hinting at victimless crimes.
Re: Local police post mugshots on Pinterest, leading to a 57% boost in arrests
#10Something tells me that this will not be accompanied by a 57% decrease in crime rates, but will absolutely be accompanied by a 57% increase in imprisonment and legal expenditures to detain and prosecute these people. An argument can be made that, except in the case of dangerous fugitives, using a more efficient means of finding wanted people may cause more harm than good.
So you are suggesting that some laws aren't worth upholding because they aren't financially viable?
I'm suggesting that historical warrant service rates are used in calculating budgets, and making staffing and other decisions that will be hard to address in such a compressed period of time. One would assume this will result in a 57% increase in caseloads, which means 57% more time that cases take to make their way through court since more judges can't just magically appear. Most jails operate at or above capacity; a sudden 57% increase in inmates will result in all kinds of lawsuits and other expenses both for the inmates and for the counties that operate them.
Finally, yes, seeing minor crimes all the way through the court system is of questionable social value relative to the economic expense.