A standard liberal technique was employed to promote the law: offering the most sympathetic case possible. As Harlow described it, the activist had been arrested “in front of her children” after she bounced an $87 check “for groceries.” She was apparently jailed for that, and after being released, found herself barred from jobs, housing, and even colleges.
Odds that was the activist’s first arrest?
Ping to Liberal Media Criticism list.
Even if it were her first arrest, I saw something just a day or two ago to the effect that the average criminal commits around 80 crimes before being arrested the first time.