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Many Orange County police officials blame the surge on a state law they say makes it difficult to keep drug addicts and other low-level offenders locked up, leaving them on the streets to repeat the same crimes and steal to feed their addictions.
Criminologists say that link is speculative, at best, and has not been supported by research of the complex variables that may affect crime rates. They also warn against faulting a major criminal justice initiative before its effects have been fully evaluated.
DDDDuuuuhhhhh..... ya think????
Yeah... blame it on anything but the obvious.... like .... it is probably the result of a reduction in welfare payments and the increase in minimum wage... a cheeseburger now costs $18 and as a result... people are being forced to rob convenience stores to feed their families....
Ya know......... drugs ain't cheap and we gotta do something to keep up with the costs.... soo....
