British Columbia's attorney general says the government has no plans to arrest its way out of the province's crime issues because it won't work.
Posted: Oct. 4, 2022 1:50PMB.C. Attorney General Murray Rankin looks on as Premier John Horgan speaks at the Legislature, in Victoria on March 30, 2022.
Murray Rankin says fighting crime by arresting more people is “futile,” and the government is instead considering a range of options to keep people safe. He points to the government’s own commissioned prolific offender report that cites increasing incidents of violent crime in communities throughout the province.
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