Contrary to what some people increasingly think, not involving the police won’t make crime go away.
Belief in magic can be charming in a child. Much less so in an adult. So it’s disconcerting to see so many people express a belief that crime and disorder can be wished away if only the right people are chosen to deal with it. The right people, according to Vice News, are not the police.
I refer to the May 24 piece by Emma Ockerman that ran under the headline, “What If We…