Posted on 11/02/2022 5:51:12 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) stated that Republicans are playing “the crime card” and “it goes back to Nixon’s southern strategy. It’s got racial elements to it.” But that “doesn’t mean that crime is not an issue. It doesn’t mean that we’re not focused on it.”
Murphy stated, “Listen, the other guys play the crime card relentlessly and shamelessly, it seems every election. And the facts and their portrayal of the facts are in entirely different places. That doesn’t mean that crime is not an issue. It doesn’t mean that we’re not focused on it. But I will just say, in New Jersey this year, violent crimes, shooting, homicides are all down meaningfully, between something like 15 and 30%. We invest deeply, not just here, but as a party, in the relations between law enforcement and the communities they serve. We invest in law enforcement. So, they’re really good at playing the card. It reminds me — frankly, it goes back to Nixon’s southern strategy. It’s got racial elements to it. Let’s just call that for what it is. And here we go again. It’s — I feel like it’s a movie that we’ve seen time and time again and they’re pulling that card out again this time.”
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Crime does have a vastly disproportionate black component to it, to say otherwise is to lie.
Well, who commits most of the crimes?
Reality seems to have a racial elements.
is it them again, Yogi?
it’s always them, BooBoo
Obviously he is watching the same footage of attacks, murders, and looting that everyone else in this country is seeing.
My response to a statement like this would be, “So what?” The reality of crime statistics is not my fault or problem. If reality bothers you, it’s not me or my supporters that are causing the problems.”
I took a breath of fresh air. Racial overtones...
Film at eleven...
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