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Hillary Clinton Wades Into Baltimore: ‘It’s Time to End the Era of Mass Incarceration’
theblaze.com ^ | april 29, 2015 | Pete Kasperowicz

Posted on 04/29/2015 9:44:46 AM PDT by 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.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: 2016election; baltimore; blackkk; clinton; demagogicparty; election2016; elijahcummings; hillary; hillaryclinton; hitlery; justshootthem; maryland; memebuilding; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills; racist
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To: lowbridge
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.

21 posted on 04/29/2015 9:51:58 AM PDT by MUDDOG
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To: lowbridge

“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


22 posted on 04/29/2015 9:52:05 AM PDT by listenhillary (Courts, law enforcement, roads and national defense should be the extent of government)
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To: lowbridge

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


23 posted on 04/29/2015 9:52:12 AM PDT by Old Yeller (Civil rights are for civilized people.)
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To: Yaelle

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

“We always run from the police.”


24 posted on 04/29/2015 9:53:25 AM PDT by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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To: listenhillary

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


25 posted on 04/29/2015 9:53:34 AM PDT by blackdog (There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
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To: lowbridge

She is starting to sound like Rand Paul


26 posted on 04/29/2015 9:53:41 AM PDT by GeronL (Clearly Cruz 2016)
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To: lowbridge

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.


27 posted on 04/29/2015 9:53:56 AM PDT by Westbrook (Children do not divide your love, they multiply it)
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To: lowbridge

Waddles, not wades.


28 posted on 04/29/2015 9:54:11 AM PDT by sleddogs
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To: lowbridge

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.


29 posted on 04/29/2015 9:54:24 AM PDT by Amagi (Lenin: "Socialized Medicine is the Keystone to the Arch of the Socialist State.")
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To: lowbridge

Hillary jumping aboard the prison reform bandwagon.


30 posted on 04/29/2015 9:54:58 AM PDT by GSWarrior (Burning the Constitution increases global warming)
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To: listenhillary

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


31 posted on 04/29/2015 9:55:12 AM PDT by blackdog (There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
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To: lowbridge
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.
32 posted on 04/29/2015 9:55:15 AM PDT by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: lowbridge

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.


33 posted on 04/29/2015 9:55:20 AM PDT by Reno89519 (For every illegal or H1B with a job, there's an American without one. Muslim = Nazi = Evil)
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To: lowbridge
"To the moon Hillary...to the moon!"
34 posted on 04/29/2015 9:56:22 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: Amagi
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.

35 posted on 04/29/2015 9:56:42 AM PDT by blackdog (There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
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To: lowbridge
Hillary Clinton Wades Into Baltimore

Granny Clinton Waddles Into Baltimore


36 posted on 04/29/2015 9:56:46 AM PDT by Iron Munro (Oh, yeah. A voluntary internal aWe may be paranoid but that doesn't mean they aren't really after us)
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To: GSWarrior

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


37 posted on 04/29/2015 9:56:57 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: lowbridge
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 ...

38 posted on 04/29/2015 9:58:13 AM PDT by JennysCool (My hypocrisy goes only so far)
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To: lowbridge
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.


39 posted on 04/29/2015 9:58:18 AM PDT by Sooth2222 ("In a democracy people get the leaders they deserve." - Joseph de Maistre, 1753-1821)
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To: lowbridge
Revised Headline : Hillary Clinton Wades waddles Into Baltimore
40 posted on 04/29/2015 9:58:44 AM PDT by llevrok (To liberals, Treason Is the New Patriotism)
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