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After the court-ordered end to stop and frisk, the NYPD shifted to a gang-takedown strategy informed by cooperation with detectives and prosecutors that led to fewer homicides without mass stops/arrests.
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So: careful hard work is better than random scattershot arrests, what a concept! Seriously though, itβs good to have a study in-hand with an example of how a change in enforcement policies can improve outcomes.
park impact fees in Silicon Valley are a disaster
lost altan @s_damerdji
Another 50K is supposed to be dedicated to private open space per condo as well. Mountain View is almost as bad.
Moral uncertainty implies that you should be wary of policies that are really bad under other moral views, even if they're good under your moral views.
Moral uncertainty seems like such an obvious idea, but following through on it has interesting implications. No surprise that a strategy of intellectual humility is recommended by the author of the excellent book Scout Mindset.
Most people don't seem to know about high Hispanic life expectancy in America. But it's real! Hispanics tend to outlive Whites in America. Various theories have been proposed but the cause is still unknown.
Lyman Stone η³δΎζ° π¦¬π¦¬π¦¬ @lymanstoneky
He goes on to say that many different factors contribute: smoking, heart disease, opiates, suicide, and alcohol.
