and it seems like back in the 90s we fell for the okey-doke - b/c our communities were torn up w/violence due to the crack epidemic and we wanted SOMETHING done so plenty of our Congressional reps signed on in support of that crime bill and it ended up decimating our communities even further. so i caution against us turning to police and prosecutors to fix the violence problem in our communities. b/c while the violence MIGHT be curbed a bit that can create a host of new problems that result in new violence down the road. or some other problem(s) we can't foresee.

but i'm w/you - it seems like locking them up is an easy fix.