Prison Population Grows "Despite Drop in Crime Rate" (Classic Liberal stupidity by AP)

AP ^ | July 27, 2003 | CURT ANDERSON

[arjay]

Could it possibly be that the drop in crime rate is because of the number of people in prison?

I liberal could never think that way.

[So Cal Rocket]

Shouldn't the title read:

Crime drop plummets because criminals are in jail.

[July 4th]

"Despite" is a word indicating that the author has reasoned his own way to a headline. Unfortunately, he's reasoned the wrong way.

[nwrep]

Not if you are a liberal and cannot see the connection. Read "BIAS".

[nwrep]

Its called editorializing.

[giznort]

Maybe the crime rate is down because a larger number of the bad guys are in the tank. If the cost per prisoner is too high, I have several great budget cutting ideas...2 meals per day, no free computer/internet access, and require inmates to work to earn money and help pay towards their room and board. Any fruits of their crimes (money from drug dealing, etc.) be seized and put towards their imprisonment costs.

[Paleo Conservative]

Thinking man's headline:

Drop in Crime Rate as Prison Population Grows

[Mudbug]

Curt Anderson is a Jason Blair wannabee.

[Libertina]

You mean, Clinton's been incarcerated? ;)

[LibWhacker]

Here's how a rat thinks: "Wow, man . . . The murder rate has fallen a fraction of a percent, man . . . So how come we're still locking up murderers, man? . . . New murderers should be given a pass, man . . . They shouldn't be locked up, too, man . . . Locking up all the old murderers is good enough, man . . . It's racist, too, man . . . Pass me that doobie, man . . ."

[Thane_Banquo]

Or:

Prison Population Rises Because of Under-used Death Penalty.

[Mudbug]

Nice pic, BTW.

[HitmanLV]

Man, now that is a weird, funky picture. Is that supposed to be an orchastra serenading an imprisoned Clinton? Hahah!

[Thane_Banquo]

Here's how a rat thinks: "Wow, man . . . The murder rate has fallen a fraction of a percent, man . . . So how come we're still locking up murderers, man? . . . New murderers should be given a pass, man . . . They shouldn't be locked up, too, man . . . Locking up all the old murderers is good enough, man . . . It's racist, too, man . . . Pass me that doobie, man . . ."

"Hey it's me, Dave. Let me in."

"Dave's not here, man."

"No, I'm Dave."

"Huh? Sorry man, Dave's not here."

"No man, it's me, Dave. I'm right here. Let me in."

"Sorry, man, Dave's out right now. Maybe you should come back later, man."

[umgud]

A common drug abuser who doesn't work, needs tens of thousands of $$$ per year to support him and his habit. Where does he get this money? You can bet he ends up costing society much more than the $20K per year to incarcerate him.

[Mudbug]

I take that back...Curt Anderson is a Jason Blair has-been.

[Freedom4US]

"The way to reduce prison spending is to reduce the number of people in prison..."

What pisses me off, this guy probably gets a paycheck for saying stuff like that. Ultimately, crime doesn't bother them, just the number of criminals locked up, apparently.

[The_Macallan]

Wow. The writer sure did go to some length to get a DIVERSITY of opinions on this topic:

* "...said Will Harrell, executive director of the Texas American Civil Liberties Union"
* "...according to The Sentencing Project, a nonprofit organization that promotes alternatives to prison."
* "...said Jason Zeidenberg, director of policy and research for the Justice Policy Institute, a nonprofit organization focused on ending reliance on incarceration."
* "Prison alternative advocates..."
* "...said Rose Braz, director of Critical Resistance, a California-based group opposed to prison expansion."


Can you say...

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It's My "HOMELAND DEFENSE RIFLE"!!

[Mudbug]

And who's that cellmate? Looks like Mandella, but it's hard to say...too much music in the background. I wonder what they're playing.