More criminals locked up means less crime.
But common sense and cause and effect is too difficult for the Left to grasp.
These are the same people who label us “stupid” for not understanding how enlightened the decisions they make are for the rest of us.
If you could properly poll the American public, you’d find their first concern would be their personal safety and that of their loved ones.
They don’t want to be raped, mollested, robbed, maimed or murdered.
Criminals who commit these type of crimes should get stiff sentences, which is not always the case.
They are unable to say that half of all crime is committed by 13% of the population, and that’s why so many of them are in prison.
Most people don’t go to prison on their first felony rap unless they did something pretty egregious. So, by and large that means those in prison are on the old repeat offender list. So, next question: did these guys commit the crime? If the answer is yes, then that’s why they’re in prison. While it is unfortunate that nobody bothered to educate or properly socialize these guys, it is nobody’s fault but the parents. Not the governments (despite all attempts to convince us otherwise), and not “whitey” either. The breakdown of the intact 2 parent family is the real problem. Unfortunately that is also the 10 ton pink elephant in the room that everybody pretends not to see. Okay if it makes everybody comfortable I’ll get the ball rolling: “OMFG, there’s a frigging 10 ton pink elephant in the room!”. Feel free to join in now that i’ve broken the ice.
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This background helps explain the current rioting and protests associated with what happened in Ferguson and NY. I mean the police were hassling people who could not have committed the crimes they were being investigated.
The “gentle giant” walking in the middle of the street blocking traffic and endangering himself is not a crime in Eric's eyes. Nor is striking a police officer, trying to take his firearm. Similarly, in NY being a gang member, facing police and telling them you are not going with them in Eric's eyes is not resisting arrest, if you are a black man.
One needs to understand the “new” Orwellian 1984 language of the Obama Administration, certain academics, and the street protesters.
We need to get a vote on the role of prisons in America. Prisons were once used as severe punishment for those too wicked and violent to be in open society.
It has changed from punishment to rehabilitation where prisoners have access to cable TV, education, and vocational training. All at the expense of their victims.
The Progressives / Liberals would like to further dilute the punishment aspect and treat these criminals as wayward children and give them a time out.
We have already set up a system where anyone under 18 is free from prison to the affect that gangs now use children to commit murder. If potential criminals are given a free ride on one crime; the number of crimes will sky rocket.
Imagine upstanding citizen working for Loomis transporting cash to and from businesses. What happens to the temptation level of having one free shot at stealing a truck full of cash?
Conclusion? The criminal justice system is sexist!