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Holder speaks on school violence, critics question federal role
Daily Caller ^ | 6/7/11 | Alexandra Rice

Posted on 04/07/2011 10:11:55 AM PDT by Nachum

Attorney General Eric Holder says the Justice Department has a central role to play in tackling the problem of youth violence, but some education experts are skeptical of the federal government’s hand in the matter. At the National Forum on Preventing Youth Violence held in Washington on Tuesday, Holder said that collaboration between the government and the localities, not working in isolation, would lead to a more effective solution for stopping violence among kids. Ron Stephens, the executive director of the National School Safety Center in California, said although he sees some value in this type of

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: holder; school; speaks; violence

1 posted on 04/07/2011 10:12:02 AM PDT by Nachum
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2 posted on 04/07/2011 10:12:39 AM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Nachum

“...collaboration between the government and the localities...”

Translation: more federal taxpayers’ $$$ to urban school districts.


3 posted on 04/07/2011 10:19:46 AM PDT by swain_forkbeard (Rationality may not be sufficient, but it is necessary.)
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To: Nachum

Wanna solve the problem?

Make the little hoodlums do real time in a real jail. Scrap the useless juvenile justice system.

Plus use RICO against all gang members, including their friends and associates. Then sweep the streets. Just being an associate or friend of gang-bangers is a crime under RICO.

But Holder would never do that against his “people”.


4 posted on 04/07/2011 1:03:43 PM PDT by Emperor Palpatine (Tosca, mi fai dimenticare Iddio!!!)
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