Would A Fanatic Have Tried To Murder Brett Kavanaugh If Merrick Garland Had Enforced Federal Law?
By: Frank DeVito
June 20, 2022
Everyone is more or less familiar with the concept of broken windows policing. Theories vary on whether prosecuting minor crimes directly deters more serious crime (because criminals fear the severity of prosecution) or whether it is the fear and withdrawal of citizens from disordered communities that allows more serious crime to come in.
Either way, the theory can be summarized as follows: When law enforcement vigorously prosecutes minor crimes such as littering, loitering, and vandalism, the effect is less serious crime in the community. If you allow one broken window in a building, soon the other windows will be broken, and more severe crime will follow.
Now apply that principle to the current situation regarding the leaked draft of the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health. Once the draft opinion leaked and appeared to signal that Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey would soon be overruled, the protests began. These protests included threats to storm and burn down the Supreme Court building, as well as protests outside the personal residences of Supreme Court justices who are likely to vote to overturn Roe.
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