‘Several years back, the New York Times could not figure out why there were so many people in prison, since the crime rate had dropped so much. They wanted to let the criminals out, of course. Under Obama, they are succeeding.”
Yes. I recall a number of articles from different sources, all with a similar thought: “In spite of high incarceration numbers, the crime rate is falling precipitously”.
Most people can see the obvious causation. Criminals that are locked up are not committing as many crimes.
But it is a mystery to leftists.
These are the same people who see video of glaciers “calving” and think it is proof of global warming. They think the ice would not break off if it were one degree cooler. They can’t figure out that the ice is expanding forward into the sea so that it must break off at some point.
Don’t tell me no one is that stupid, I have met them.