I have an extra ticket to see Gianmarco Soresi tonight at 8 at the Orange Peel. My friend had to cancel last minute, and I'd rather go with someone than go alone.
I have recently seen a trend in this sub that I think needs to be addressed by the community and mods.
There has been a recent uptick in posts trying to garner outrage over specific local crime stories, specific people, and the sentences that they did or did not receive from the courts. There is nothing inherently wrong with discussing criminal justice reform, and especially, cases where someone who is a violent offender continues to pose a danger to the community. However, I have noticed a disturbing trend of commentary clearly intended to generate outrage and clicks rather than substantive and productive discussion.
In general, someone posting a photo of a criminal who has been convicted of a horrible offense, and egging you on to argue they should be put UNDER the JAIL, no they should be tortured and then executed on the spot, are not actually interested in criminal justice reform.
For a community that prides themselves on being progressive, I am shocked at the reactionary and, frankly, insane commentary these stories produce. If this sub wants to look like the dregs of boomer facebook, then by all means continue. But I just wanted to make a point that these sorts of posts, where the intention is to cause outrage and offense, and that are clearly pushing a certain agenda that the American criminal justice system is not violent and repressive enough, only appeal to the lowest common denominator and make this place no different than anywhere else online. I do not need to login and search for this sub to find hot takes that mandatory minimums are good actually, that capital punishment needs to be expanded, and that the punishments for the worst and most heinous crimes should be medieval in nature. Very progressive, guys.
But I guess, I'm also sorry that I expected more.