Posted on 05/07/2015 3:05:35 PM PDT by richardb72
It is easy to forget that, in 1991, the U.S. murder rate was well over twice what it is today. In a speech last week at Columbia University, Hillary Clinton demonstrated she doesn’t understand that ending what she called the “era of Mass Incarceration” will endanger lives.
These days, it’s popular to sympathize with criminals. We saw this when Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake “gave those who wished to destroy space to do that” and ordered police to “stand down.” We saw it again when she failed to return the governor’s calls, as he repeatedly tried to get her permission to send in the National Guard. She even apologized for using the word “thugs” to describe those who attack people and destroy businesses.
Hillary Clinton now proposes to end mass incarceration by reducing prison sentences for some drug offenses. She intends to make greater use of “probation and drug diversion programs.”
There are good reasons for decriminalizing drug possession, but Clinton didn’t mention them. Furthermore, Clinton is wrong in believing that decriminalization would end mass incarceration. In 2012, fewer than 7% of inmates at state and federal prisons were in for possessing illegal drugs. And it was rarely just for possession of marijuana. There’s no national data, but state data from Arizona indicates that as few as 0.3% of inmates were incarcerated on account of marijuana possession, and those cases involve people who have been arrested multiple times. . . .
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Hillary will say anything, absolutely anything, to get elected. Yesterday she was on a populist kick, denouncing big money (quite ironic). Today it’s the justice system.
Who knows what tomorrow will bring? Maybe Hillary will determine that there are votes in denouncing Santa Claus. Or maybe she’ll decide to be Santa’s greatest defender. It all depends on where the votes are.
As 2016 looms, her cunning little fem-lib brain has already started to exploit the "women's (gag) vote."
God only knows what blood and gore Hillary will throw to the snarling Planned Parenthood types in order to solidify her bona fides w/ these genital-sniffing rubbermaids.
Maybe launching new initiatives to promote late-term abortions---maybe forming a "White House Woman's Equality Caucus" as a subterfuge for late- term abortion expansion programs designed to further the Democrats' national “war on women” campaign theme.
“There’s room on the broom!”
This can be Hillary’s new campaign slogan.
Wait!
You can’t have an “honest crime dodge”......
The 50 cities in the world with the highest murder rates based on per 100,000 people are mostly in Central and South America. Of the 50 there are 4 United States cities. They are New Orleans,LA, Detroit,MI, ST Louis,MO and....bing bing bing...Baltimore,MD.
Do you know why the police are being blamed? There are no Republicans there.
Wake up America!
Why would I care about what a lying crook would say about any issue,especially one about crime,this crook Hillary should be in prison for the rest of her life.
Randall “Duke” Cunningham,Former Navy Fighter Pilot Ace of the Vietnam war,and Congressman from San Diego served 8 years in prison for taking 2.5 million dollars in payments and gifts from corporations.
This pathetic lying grifter,has bilked billions from despots and crooks from foreign governments,American Taxpayers,corporations,erased evidence under subpoena,and wants to be President.
Give me a freaking break
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