In an original article, I analyzed a potential causal link between the policy of de-prosecution in Philadelphia and an increase in homicides. Utilizing the traditional synthetic control method with extensive descriptive data and a donor pool of the other 99 largest cities in the United States, the results demonstrated a statistically significant increase of over 74 homicides per year in Philadelphia during 2015-19 associated with de-prosecution (p<.05). A reaction essay addressing the original article on de-prosecution has been submitted. In this reply, I correct inaccuracies in the reaction essay, explain the validity of methodological choices, discuss the reaction's misunderstanding of certain quantitative issues, and expose the ideological purposes of the reaction. In addition, I have included updated parallel research addressing the issue of de-prosecution and examine the theoretical impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the interaction between de-prosecution and homicides.

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解除起诉和死亡：对不精确和意识形态批评的回应

在一篇原创文章中，我分析了费城取消起诉政策与凶杀案增加之间的潜在因果关系。利用具有广泛描述性数据的传统综合控制方法和美国其他 99 个最大城市的捐助者库，结果表明，在 2015-19 年期间，费城与撤销起诉相关的凶杀案在统计上显着增加，每年超过 74 起（ p<.05)。已经提交了一篇针对关于解除起诉的原始文章的反应文章。在此答复中，我纠正了反应文章中的不准确之处，解释了方法论选择的有效性，讨论了反应对某些定量问题的误解，并揭露了反应的意识形态目的。此外，