[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.

[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 . . ."

[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!

[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 Not Just A Gun...

It's My "HOMELAND DEFENSE RIFLE"!!

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

A greater percentage of perps incarcerated should lead to a lower crime rate. Probably this math is too much for the average lefty.

[NonValueAdded]

I must bookmark this only because it is such a stark reminder of how clueless is the left.

[kellynla]

Would someone explain to me why illegal aliens convicted of a crime are not deported? A series answer would be appreciated. Is there some law on the books that prevents us from deporting them? Thanks in advance.