Fresno’s new idea to stop gang shootings: pay the shooter

livingston said:

Fresno’s new idea to stop gang shootings: pay the shooter
A new proposal being floated as part of the City of Fresno’s budget discussions would set into motion a program that would pay stipends to gang members to curb gun violence.
Advance Peace first started in Richmond, Calif. as a method to curb gun violence.
In Richmond, the stipend for high risk individuals giving up violent activity ranges from $300 to $1,00 each month, depending on their progression in reaching personal and professional goals, Mother Jones reported.
Fresno's new idea to stop gang shootings: pay the shooter

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must be a democratic idea

Oh yeah, this is gonna fucking work like a charm.

The stupid is strong with this one.

LMAO These people have lost touch with REALITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Proving once again liberals know nothing about economics.

You incentivise behavior you want to encourage.

You tax behavior you want to discourage.

They should have read about this. Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it's mistakes.

Cobra effect - Wikipedia

So basically, they're paying the gang members extortion now. Yup, appeasement works.

Catskillkid said:

So basically, they're paying the gang members extortion now. Yup, appeasement works.

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I was about to say the same thing. Isn't that what the mob used to call protection money? And now the idiots in charge want to make this legal. Insanity.

Moronic plans like this only succeed in increasing the size and power of a criminal gang's armory.

Or are essentially salaries for hired mercs.

This program isn't going to help.

Get rid of the gang violence or crime? Make stricter laws against crime. hand out death sentences. forget about prison time. Kill them (asap, not this long drawn out death sentence) that will send a message.
The prisons are like country clubs compared to 3rd world countries. Gang members/ criminals aren't afraid of going to jail. stop wasting tax payers money. Child molesters, rapist, murders do their time, get out and commit the crime again. Send a message... jails are over crowded. Start getting rid of the garbage.
But you & I know people aren't going to go for this because they're soft, say it's inhumane or some other bullshit.

Lol... Smoking some good shit out there on the West Coast!

Never pay ransoms.

How about we just shoot the gang members and end the gang violence?

GOPerfect said:

How about we just shoot the gang members and end the gang violence?

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Yep. Then take their money.

WhAt don’t the people understand that gang members make a ton of money doing gang activity like selling drugs. They guard their turf to the death and it’s not for $300-$1,000 per month.