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Jailing the perpetrator also warns other potential perpetrators that they might also be jailed if they perpetrate the same crime.



Local SF politics notwithstanding, criminals figure they won’t get caught, not that they won’t get punished. But sure, jailing individuals can be considered a systemic fix, too.




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