Hillary Clinton Wades Into Baltimore: ‘It’s Time to End the Era of Mass Incarceration’

theblaze.com ^ | april 29, 2015 | Pete Kasperowicz

[lowbridge]

Hillary Clinton on Wednesday addressed the issues of police brutality and rioting most recently seen in Baltimore, by saying the country needs to restore trust between citizens and police officers, and by arguing for an end to lengthy prison terms for low-level offenders.

In an address to Columbia University, Clinton argued that throwing people in jail for smaller crimes isn’t making the country any safer. She also said it’s depriving thousands of children with parents, which is locking in place a cycle of poverty for these families.

“Keeping them behind bars does little to reduce crime, but it does a lot to tear apart families and communities,” she said. “One in every 28 children in our country now has a parent in prison.”

“It’s time to end the era of mass incarceration,” she added. “We need a true national debate about how to reduce our prison population while keeping our communities safe.”

Clinton, in a rare policy speech that followed events in which she discussed issues such as jobs and education with small groups of people, said that the U.S. is holding more people in prison today than it was decades years ago. While some say higher incarceration levels is the reason why crime levels have fallen, Clinton indicated that she sees no connection between the two.

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“What we have seen in Baltimore should, indeed I think does, tear at our soul,” she said.

Clinton stressed that as a first step, the rioting and looting in Baltimore must stop. But she said cops have work to do on their end.

She called for “smart strategies” to fight crime, a line reminiscent of her call for using “smart power” in the world while she was secretary of State.

[MUDDOG]

She called for “smart strategies” ... reminiscent of her call for using “smart power” in the world while she was secretary of State.

The Baltimore mayor already did that.

She had the police stand down, like Hillary did at Benghazi.

[listenhillary]

“One in every 28 children in our country now has a parent in prison.”

And the reason?

Today 1 in 4 children under the age of 18 — a total of about 17.4 million — are being raised without a father

[Old Yeller]

Speaking of incarceration. Why isn’t she in federal penitentiary?

[cripplecreek]

The guy that Hannity interviewed last night was a real piece of work.

“We always run from the police.”

[blackdog]

Chel$ea was raised without her father around, and look how well she made out?

[GeronL]

She is starting to sound like Rand Paul

[Westbrook]

OK, Hitlery, perhaps we can replace mass incarceration with mass exile to the African, Muslim, or Central American utopia of the convict’s choice.

Starting with you.

[sleddogs]

Waddles, not wades.

[Amagi]

How about we first End the Era of Mass Thug Lawlessness -— and notice if you will, Smartest Woman in the World, that all of this criminality occurs in long time liberal bastions -— which suggests that perhaps the very first thing to get rid of is the liberal criminal political elites and no better place than with the likes of you and Slick Willie for starters.

[GSWarrior]

Hillary jumping aboard the prison reform bandwagon.

[blackdog]

So it used to take a village? Now it takes a foundation!

[liberalh8ter]

What's the alternative Shillary? Giving criminals a free pass based on skin color? Okay, we'll move them all into your neighborhood Hitlery, and see how long you spout this nonsense.

[Reno89519]

Protecting society from violent rioters should take precedence over the desires of protesters to burn, loot, and destroy. Maybe go back to traditional approach of shooting them, saves incarceration. A win-win.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

"To the moon Hillary...to the moon!"

[blackdog]

The Loretta Lynch solution to this problem is simple. Just jail more white people and give all their $hit to black people.

Social Justice, Obama style.

[Iron Munro]

Hillary Clinton Wades Into Baltimore

Granny Clinton Waddles Into Baltimore

[onedoug]

Without really answering a single question. She’s just winging it at this point.

[JennysCool]

She called for “smart strategies” to fight crime, a line reminiscent of her call for using “smart power” in the world while she was secretary of State.

And that "smart power" worked out sooo well ...

[Sooth2222]

I agree with Hillary -- a broken clock is tight twice a day. It would be more efficient and cheaper to just build walls around Democrat cities.

[llevrok]

Revised Headline : Hillary Clinton Wades waddles Into Baltimore