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[quote user="Marvin Foster"] We can't display the ten commandments in public buildings and can't speak God's name in prayer at public meetings and wonder why we have a problem with crime.[/quote] They don't display the Ten Commandments in public buildings and speak God's...
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After six days of discussion I am prepared to write my official commentary for this week (299 words). I read it to Ricky and he gave it three tail wags. Crime is an equal opportunity problem that affects all of us, but some communities are plagued by it more than others. It is not as simple as declining...
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[quote user="Robin Hinrichs"] I have attended many "drug awareness" programs for medical providers, and the prevailing thought seems to be that marijuana acts like a "gateway" drug. In otherwords, its use often leads some down the path to other drugs with more serious consequences...
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[quote user="Liniel Gregory"] "The simple fact is that when people break the law, history has shown that smacks on the wrist, deprivation of their money and/or property is not a deterrent to most law breakers. America is a nation of laws and the rule of law should and must be respected...
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I think we're losing our focus here, fellow panelists. The United States has by far the world's highest incarceration rate. With 5% of the world's population, our country now houses nearly 25% of the world's reported prisoners. Our incarcertation rate is five times the average worldwide...
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[quote user="Sandi Saunders"]The elephant is indeed exposed. Race and Class are the crux of the problem.[/quote] I'm going to comment on the elephant in the corner now. Why is the "correctional control" rate for black men (1:11) disproportionately higher than it is for whites...
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[quote user="Luanne Traud"] According to a Pew Center on the States study , about one in every 31 adults in this country is in jail or on supervised release, a rate nearly five times the world's average. Why is that, and what should be done about it? [/quote] Be careful what you wish for...
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