In an effort to combat crime, lawmakers in Mississippi are introducing a pair of new laws, which would usher in changes that could have implications on racial representation. CNN's Omar Jimenez reports. #CNN #News
NAACP sues Mississippi, says laws single out Black-majority city
Have State Increase FUNDING for their city police. They dont need to take it over. WTH
They tried that. The city received millions to fix the water. Later the entire water system failed and the money was long gone.
@Dee R Jackson didn’t defund the police.
More money, yeah i’m sure that has worked out well before.
@Joe B The movement to defund is responsible for the loss of civil order and the decline in police on staff. This has led to more crime, more violent crime, and states are stepping in to help.
@Dee R It’s had absolutely no bearing on Jackson. It’s not refunded. Never been defunded and Jackson has always had a crime problem.
This is a shame.
They’ll only make it worse.
No representation is never good.
Damn straight.
Tough laws with no jobs equals more of the same and no change.
Nobody is going to invest in an area where people cannot conduct legit commerce safely.
@Tara Sunshine No it isnt. You think govt programs are going to lower crime?
@Team America They can catch the bus to the good part of town where the job is. We just need to create more jobs.
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THIS‼️
First they gerrymander the heck out of the place, then decide they still don’t have enough control in the legislature, so they have to take over policing someone else’s district? WTH?
Chaos and Order
Exactly. The gerrymandering around here is insane. Nothing is fair. And we live with this every day.
If the district would have curbed it’s crime they wouldn’t have had to take matters into their own hands.
It would have been respectful for the state to have offered assistance… rather than taking over.
@Rocky Racoonthey’re all family. That helps.
honestly.. if those leaders can’t control their city & are too proud to ask for help then someone has to do something. 🤷🏻♂️ fix it or get out the way..
@Humbaba_ Are you at all aware of the situation there? Where the state money goes, what the per capita budget is compare to Madison, Byram or Brandon for example?
Any idea what the murder rate is in Bakersfield CA a city Kevin McCarthy represents?
Local official have faced neglect from the state for a hundred years – why? Tell me the proportion of AM to Whites and you can guess it, 4:1
Give them money and the ability to affect change and the three following will greatly reduce the gun violence:
Inability to detain offenders in the Hinds County detention system because a federal consent decree limits the number of individuals that can be housed.
A backed-up court system and state Crime Lab. Even when prosecutors believe they have a solid case against a defendant, an influx of cases and a backlog of evidence prevents them from presenting evidence.
An influx of guns on the street, many of them high-powered, semi-automatic assault rifles. Lumumba said state laws make it difficult for officers to detain suspects believed to be carrying illegal firearms.
If America and the States were Constitutional, @NAACP, We The People could ensure that the changes needed for bringing our nation into a United People working together we would not have to be concerned about these matters. As a United Nation we would be working together Uniting ourselves into a Peaceful nation with a multi-ethnic population. That’s how the Constitution reads and SHOULD BE how We The People DEMAND the nation to be Governed.
It is though.
Problem solved.
The rate of crime is an indicator of the way a country, city, and counties problems. They keep trying to put bandaids on broken bones
and then there is the opportunity factor.
change your face, change your name, and try to survive there
Everybody deserves equal protection and the right to be secure at home and walking to work.
But what if people voted to get rid of the protection? And demoralized the people who were suppose to do the protecting?
The primary duty of any government is to protect its citizens.
The story never even broaches the reason for the uptick in crime! You’d think that would be an essential question in the report. ❤ GOD Bless Everyone
@Ken Bob as in the past.
Inability to detain offenders in the Hinds County detention system because a federal consent decree limits the number of individuals that can be housed.
A backed-up court system and state Crime Lab. Even when prosecutors believe they have a solid case against a defendant, an influx of cases and a backlog of evidence prevents them from presenting evidence.
An influx of guns on the street, many of them high-powered, semi-automatic assault rifles. Lumumba said state laws make it difficult for officers to detain suspects believed to be carrying illegal firearms.
A bit torn about this one. The violent and property crimes are definitely out of control. Law and order are essential but ALSO the legacy of racism and decades of disinvestment, poor education, illegal (drug, gun) economies and toxic (rap) music must be addressed. Difficult conversations for sure with complex solutions but anything less begs for sustained problems. ❤ GOD Bless Everyone
Same as it ever was
Yu go to Jackson
June Carter Cash
As a Mississippi native. I use to live in Jackson 2010: the crime wasn’t that bad when I was living there…but Now 🤔I’m lost for words!!!
Until law enforcement fixes their problems, they will continue to self inflict their defunding by getting sued. ❤ GOD Bless Everyone
We need a new crime bill and start holding parents accountable. Folks trust your eyes.
Projecting as usual….
How about holding racists accountable for creating the conditions where crime can take hold?
@Ken Bob so why do low income areas outside of the US not have this problem? Maybe take a look at how the community conducts itself…
Another part of the governors job is not blocking federal funding to the city…. ❤ GOD Bless Everyone
No representation is never good. ❤ GOD Bless Everyone
I saw in action what is called a “Community Police”. 1st, they walk on foot, know the people who work in the different businesses. They enter then ask if everything is fine, if “Yes” they move on to the next one. while 2 policemen are heading down town, two others are going up the street… A bit like the “Bobbies”…That’s why I like the interview between the Journalist and the Policeman doing his round..
The more things so-called change the more it always stays the same🤔
Praying for my home state 🙏