They aren't willing to flip it because that would mean they are culpable for not flipping the switch. If everyone maintains the status quo they won't have to deal with the cognitive dissonance that they would experience if we just pressed the button..
There are some issues that require a more in-depth solution. People with 20+ arrests continuing to be out in the streets robbing, killing and being a public menace is the easiest one to solve.
Fix everything easy switch
Remember in that very thread people were arguing that it's too complicated to flip the switch? We really just have to flip it.
They aren't willing to flip it because that would mean they are culpable for not flipping the switch. If everyone maintains the status quo they won't have to deal with the cognitive dissonance that they would experience if we just pressed the button..
There are some issues that require a more in-depth solution. People with 20+ arrests continuing to be out in the streets robbing, killing and being a public menace is the easiest one to solve.
so basically the 3 strikes rule places in the US had already?
yeah that worked.... too well... then people forgot or deliberately undermined it.
You can't just flip the switch!
Turns out you can, and it works. Who knowse why we're not allowed to flip the switch and deport the invaders and incarcerate the criminals.