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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“...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.
I’m thinking maybe Canada
Liberalism really is a mental illness. It's also known by the terms cognitive dissonance, self-delusion, narcissistic personality disorder, and just plain crazy...
>>The legal system is stuck on stupid of late.<<
When a country collapses the first thing to go is the legal system.
And the Northwest corner of Indiana is in no short supply of stupid ideas.
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.
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.
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?
Nah, the TSA would snatch him up, first! Why, he’d make supervisor in no time at all!
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.
What Good Can a Handgun Do Against An Army?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2312894/posts
Great minds...
I think we need to have a “reverse” Nobel prize for the most stupid idea ever conceived by humanity. This would get my nomination.
1 in 5 Americans are mentally ill? Well I guess this proves it, and explains how Obama got elected.
Black males also have a high rate of physical violence.
Not a joke.
Wish it was, but I’m just not that clever.
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.
Zimbabwe and Haiti, here we come!
No one thinks life should be over with an offense, but wow, public safety, anyone?
What happened to Equal Protection under the Law"?
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