(10-12-2023, 08:58 PM)p_rushing Wrote:

(10-12-2023, 02:31 PM)mikesez Wrote: When I look at high crime urban areas I see a need to make our justice system more responsive, and hire more cops, but also hire more social workers and figure out a way to get ex cons some real job opportunities. I don't care which party does it.

What criminal wants to work a dead end job that doesn't pay anything? Working is hard and the pay is bad. Sitting at home, collecting benefits, and then committing some crimes is a lot easier and probably provides them the same money or even more if they are a good criminal.

You aren't going to social work a criminal who doesn't see the benefits of having a job and doesn't think much past the current moment.

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The problem is more fundamental then.  Why would it have to be a "dead end job" that "doesn't pay anything?"  Those are both subjective, psychological determinations that social workers are trained to help people overcome.  Unless you're the President of the United States, every job has opportunities for advancement.  So "dead end" is juvenile thinking.  Anything over 0 is something so "doesn't pay anything" is illogical and ungrateful.  We should expect adults to understand basic logic, search for self improvement, and cultivate gratitude in their hearts.  It should be taught in schools and it can be taught to adults too.  But first people like you need to quit denigrating yourself, your kids, and your neighbors with attitudes like "dead end job" and "doesn't pay anything."

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