Courtesy of Grits, here’s a real public safety agenda for Texas:
What follows is the first installment of a list of proposals, most of which would have to be enacted by the Texas Legislature, that I think would make a real, substantive difference to actually improving public safety, not just symbolic changes designed to “send a message.” These ideas are aimed to actually improve the lives of Texans and reduce crime in the short and long term. In some cases, they’re designed to expressly counter the criminal justice system’s excesses where it has destroyed lives and corrupted civil society.
I’ll be adding to this as we head toward the 80th Texas Legislature, but here’s a start: What would state leaders be doing if they really cared about public safety?
He’s got ten suggestions, all of which sound eminently reasonable to me, and all of which together would cost less now and in the future than building three more prisons. Check it out.