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Summit endorses expunging blacks' criminal records
nwi.com (The Northwest Indiana Times Online) ^ | November 19, 2010 | Lu Ann Franklin

Posted on 11/20/2010 9:57:24 PM PST by shibumi

GARY | Black males have higher rates of incarceration and of repeat offenses that land them back in jail or prison, statistics show.

Changing that dynamic could begin with expunging their criminal records.

That was the consensus of a discussion Thursday sponsored by the Gary Commission on the Social Status of Black Males in conjunction with the East Chicago-based group Working Outside the Walls and an alliance of grassroot activists.

The panel discussion brought together activists, religious leaders, law enforcement officers and area legislators to talk about a possible Expungement Summit in Northwest Indiana. Expunging the criminal records of juveniles and adults would help them find jobs and turn their lives around, said Bennie Muhammed, GCSSBM executive director.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; US: Indiana
KEYWORDS: crime; cw2; preference
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To: shibumi

“...East Chicago-based group Working Outside the Walls...”

Anyone remember the movie “Escape From New York”?

I suggest the cretins DO this...but, build a wall AROUND Chicago before you do.

Then, reap what you sow. The rest of us will watch.


21 posted on 11/20/2010 10:11:50 PM PST by Mortrey (Impeach President Soros)
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To: Frank_2001

I’m thinking maybe Canada


22 posted on 11/20/2010 10:11:59 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (I am in America but not of America (per bible: am in the world but not of it))
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To: shibumi
Yeah, because giving people a pass on their prior bad behavior always leads to more responsible behavior in the future. /SARC

Liberalism really is a mental illness. It's also known by the terms cognitive dissonance, self-delusion, narcissistic personality disorder, and just plain crazy...

23 posted on 11/20/2010 10:13:58 PM PST by piytar (There is evil. There is no such thing as moderate evil. Never forget.)
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To: Myrddin

>>The legal system is stuck on stupid of late.<<

When a country collapses the first thing to go is the legal system.


24 posted on 11/20/2010 10:14:34 PM PST by B4Ranch (Conflict is inevitable; Combat is an option. Train for the fight.)
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To: Jim Robinson

And the Northwest corner of Indiana is in no short supply of stupid ideas.


25 posted on 11/20/2010 10:15:24 PM PST by shibumi (Wily Pablo loves Flank Steak Tacos)
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To: shibumi

Wow... so its not the fault of people who commit crimes, its society’s fault. Every black person in this country is the victim of Da Man.

No one is ever responsible for anything they do. Liberalism 101.


26 posted on 11/20/2010 10:18:01 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: shibumi

That’s crazy! Think of how many homie’s street creds would be ruined once their rap sheets got cleaned up! Chaos would reign! The bangers would lie down with the Five-O! The Car-jackers would give up their nines! Who’d slap the ho’s? Oh, the horror!/Sarc.


27 posted on 11/20/2010 10:20:18 PM PST by Free in Texas (Martin Luther King was a Republican and Karl Marx played the stock market...nuff said.)
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To: Free in Texas

Let’s say they get a second chance. What if they mess up again. Do we give em another another go at it? Where do we draw the line?


28 posted on 11/20/2010 10:24:02 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: chris_bdba

Nah, the TSA would snatch him up, first! Why, he’d make supervisor in no time at all!


29 posted on 11/20/2010 10:24:07 PM PST by snuffy smiff (imagine if the GOP grew a brain-and threw out all RINOs-but that would also require a spine *sigh*)
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To: shibumi

I looked at TOPICS/KEYWORDS for humor, comedy, satire, but didn’t find it.

This is real. They really did this.

Head shakin’, and spinnin’ I will just move on down the front page for more news.


30 posted on 11/20/2010 10:24:11 PM PST by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will, they ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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To: Tigerized

What Good Can a Handgun Do Against An Army?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2312894/posts


31 posted on 11/20/2010 10:24:25 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under. ~Mencken)
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To: shibumi
What the hay? Who needs city jails? Oy, the upkeep and overhead...


32 posted on 11/20/2010 10:24:55 PM PST by Conservative Tsunami (0bama - All the compassion of a crocodile, wisdom of a crack addict, and ethics of the devil himself)
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To: Mortrey
Anyone remember the movie “Escape From New York”?

Great minds...

33 posted on 11/20/2010 10:26:58 PM PST by Conservative Tsunami (0bama - All the compassion of a crocodile, wisdom of a crack addict, and ethics of the devil himself)
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To: shibumi

I think we need to have a “reverse” Nobel prize for the most stupid idea ever conceived by humanity. This would get my nomination.


34 posted on 11/20/2010 10:30:33 PM PST by Attention Surplus Disorder (Contributing to a book about GD I doesn't give you the right to print half a trillion dollars.)
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To: shibumi

1 in 5 Americans are mentally ill? Well I guess this proves it, and explains how Obama got elected.


35 posted on 11/20/2010 10:33:13 PM PST by rbosque (12 year Freeper!!! Combat Economist.)
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To: shibumi

Black males also have a high rate of physical violence.


36 posted on 11/20/2010 10:36:01 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: rockinqsranch

Not a joke.

Wish it was, but I’m just not that clever.


37 posted on 11/20/2010 10:36:44 PM PST by shibumi (Wily Pablo loves Flank Steak Tacos)
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To: goldstategop

My dad had five different chances, blew every one and finally ended up in the Oklahoma Department of Corrections doing life on a career criminal beef. I won’t say that some people can’t turn their life around, but my problem with giving these second chances in this manner is that it negates the necessity of trying to live an honest life in the first place. I also believe that as time went on we would eventually be letting murder slide on a regular basis under a program such as this one.


38 posted on 11/20/2010 10:40:47 PM PST by Free in Texas (Martin Luther King was a Republican and Karl Marx played the stock market...nuff said.)
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To: Tigerized

Zimbabwe and Haiti, here we come!

No one thinks life should be over with an offense, but wow, public safety, anyone?


39 posted on 11/20/2010 10:41:18 PM PST by wac3rd (Somewhere in Hell, Ted Kennedy snickers....)
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To: shibumi
So if you were a returning WWII vet who hollered at the missus and got in trouble back when, you won't be able to own a gun if you are white, but if you are black it'd be okay?

What happened to Equal Protection under the Law"?

40 posted on 11/20/2010 10:44:08 PM PST by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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