| Crime rate soars; Republicans join leftists in seeking release of felons | |
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| LTC8K6 | Oct 7 2015, 08:20 AM Post #1 |
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Sounds like a good idea!!!  http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2015/10/crime-rate-soars-republicans-join-leftists-in-seeking-release-of-felons.php |
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| Foxlair45 | Oct 7 2015, 10:03 AM Post #2 |
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Rape and pillage coming to a town in your area! |
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| Baldo | Oct 7 2015, 10:29 AM Post #3 |
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Gov Jerry Brown & his Democratic Legislature has lead the way in releasing felons here in California starting in late 2014. It is too early to see what the long term consequences will be. There is anecdotal evidence against it I have my doubts it will be successful because what are these released felons heading into? A stagnant economy with high drug usage rates. Our Parole System can't even take care of what they have already. The Police already play catch & release in California and Durham/North Carolina sure seemed to have the same policy. The Days of Jean Valjean are long gone for stealing a loaf of bread. Prosecutors are flooded with real crimes & plea bargains. I worked inside a tough prison with some mean people a long time ago. Some of them were labelled psychotic, some just life-long criminals. It makes no difference, they all are dangerous and belong in there. You don't get into prison for smoking a joint. There are few poor innocents inside. It usually comes after you committed many crimes that you finally get nailed & convicted for one. A Con is a dangerous person. I repeat. NEVER NEVER NEVER trust a Con. I was recently talking with a retired California Correction Officer who trained new officers. He made it clear, Cons lie, they will tell you anything. You can't trust them. They will tell social workers, psychiatrists, and activists anything they want to hear. Our social construct is to be accepting. BS, be wary. National Statistics on Recidivism ...Bureau of Justice Statistics studies have found high rates of recidivism among released prisoners. One study tracked 404,638 prisoners in 30 states after their release from prison in 2005. The researchers found that: Within three years of release, about two-thirds (67.8 percent) of released prisoners were rearrested. Within five years of release, about three-quarters (76.6 percent) of released prisoners were rearrested. Of those prisoners who were rearrested, more than half (56.7 percent) were arrested by the end of the first year. Property offenders were the most likely to be rearrested, with 82.1 percent of released property offenders arrested for a new crime compared with 76.9 percent of drug offenders, 73.6 percent of public order offenders and 71.3 percent of violent offenders...snipped http://www.nij.gov/topics/corrections/recidivism/Pages/welcome.aspx The stats from the past predict how this will work out |
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| chatham | Oct 7 2015, 10:38 AM Post #4 |
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The more crime Obama can generate with release of federal non violent criminals, the more the states will ask for federal help to get crime under control. Government take over of local cops. Something that's been on obamas bucket list for awhile. We should expect a lot more buckets before this is over. Edited by chatham, Oct 7 2015, 10:39 AM.
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| kbp | Oct 7 2015, 06:23 PM Post #5 |
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Good observation, Chatham. I'm not big on long sentences for non-violent drug crimes, but the prison system is not making many better citizens (or illegal immigrants). |
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| wingedwheel | Oct 7 2015, 08:45 PM Post #6 |
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And property crime! |
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| Baldo | Oct 7 2015, 09:06 PM Post #7 |
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First of we have to separate out non-violent drug crimes myth & reality. I don't care about selling a joint, but I do care about the selling of meth & others drugs in anything more than just a small amount. I really doubt those that deal in quantities are non-violent people. There is too much money on the line. The lifestyle is just too degrading. IMHO I just don't believe most in prison for non-violent drug offenses are really non-violent. I think it is a myth, a narrative, and I need proof that those incarcerated are not scum. |
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| wingedwheel | Oct 7 2015, 09:39 PM Post #8 |
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Non-violent doesn't mean they were not committing other crimes such as property crimes to pay for their habit. I call someone that breaks into someone home and steals family heirlooms a scumbag. Now while I would have no problems legalizing a lot of other drugs. The facts are these people chose to use or sell illegal drugs. If they didn't want to go to prison they could have not used or sold illegal drugs. But they did and they should remain in jail. |
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