tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post5400714683555813111..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Should the government give high-risk offenders gaming systems to reduce crime?Gritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-17522994931987657292018-07-10T06:16:41.296-05:002018-07-10T06:16:41.296-05:00Just saw the 7/3 11:26 comment and no, it's no...Just saw the 7/3 11:26 comment and no, it's not a stereotype. Crimes exist, and young men are who commit most of them.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-12461004000530087332018-07-03T11:26:49.777-05:002018-07-03T11:26:49.777-05:00"Young males through about their mid-to-late ..."Young males through about their mid-to-late twenties are the highest risk population group for committing crime..."<br /><br />Isn't that a stereotype? Instead of saying "committing crime' shouldn't we say suspected of committing a crime?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-29639199388558177842018-07-01T20:31:19.088-05:002018-07-01T20:31:19.088-05:00Perhaps redirect (legitimate) assets forfeiture fu...Perhaps redirect (legitimate) assets forfeiture funds (in part) to this or similar programs. A side benefit would be the inclusion of the at risk kid's peers in the program through association. We've had foster kids who were behavior problems (they were on the spectrum) whose problem levels were greatly reduced if not eliminated through the availability of games.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-3050398899527194402018-06-30T08:02:28.107-05:002018-06-30T08:02:28.107-05:00This is not a new idea, Grits. The Sicilian Mafia ...This is not a new idea, Grits. The Sicilian Mafia has been doing this for years. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-60389843795346211042018-06-29T17:56:06.234-05:002018-06-29T17:56:06.234-05:00You're right, 4:24, why spend $300 on a video ...You're right, 4:24, why spend $300 on a video console when we can spend $20k-plus to lock them up instead? That makes so much more sense for taxpayers, they should definitely prefer that!<br /><br />And you've got me: A $300 gaming console is just a first step toward paying for vacations and hookers. The fact that it would save taxpayers money and prevent future victimization is just a smokescreen for wanting to hook criminals up with goodies. Amazing how you've seen right through me.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-45130204245248503802018-06-29T16:24:12.193-05:002018-06-29T16:24:12.193-05:00And hey, when they get bored playing video games, ...And hey, when they get bored playing video games, maybe the taxpayers can pay for them to have an all inclusive trip to a resort in Cozumel, and maybe buy them some hookers too! Who said crime doesn't have to pay! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-86704699098600351692018-06-29T15:38:45.702-05:002018-06-29T15:38:45.702-05:00Grits, so glad you wrote this. I'd thought of...Grits, so glad you wrote this. I'd thought of something similar recently but thought I might be crazy. The rise of gaming platforms coincides fairly close to the decline in crime! Personally, I would not be thrilled with giving them game stations for the very reason you cited - "mine does not have one!". But my rational side then takes over and reminds me of the potential payoff. I am all for consideration of any policy that takes bored young males off the streets despite my initial over-reactions. Hey, maybe as a bonus, we could require they play "educational" games in addition to GTA!<br /><br />Clearly what we've been doing for decades has not worked to reduce incarceration. I say let's try anything that makes any sort of sense.He's Innocentnoreply@blogger.com