To the Editor:

Paul Hogarth wrote: "Many spoke eloquently [at the press conference] about how incarceration doesn't solve homelessness – while ignoring the fact that a CJC is designed to prevent people from going to jail for committing a petty crime. If a person does a carjacking, wouldn't you rather they get services than be thrown in jail?"

Hmmm ... perhaps this is a typo? Or I'm just confused ... I can think of lots of examples of petty crime that occurs in the TL everyday ... but it would seem to me that carjacking isn't, nor should it be considered, a "petty" crime.

Sincerely,

Dan Calamuci

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