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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We know that the "tough on crime" approach doesn't work.[/quote] 1993 tough on crime Clinton measures drove US homicide and gun crime downs60% in a sustained over 20 year trend. It is only when we started reducing incarnation rates of serious criminals about five to ten years ago that crime started to rise again. and it rose again exactly when and where incarnation rates of serous criminals were lowered.
and multiple studies show same demographic jurisdictions with more time served for serious crimes have lower violent crime rates. Take look at Virginia vs Maryland: Same region, extremely similar age, income, density, education averages and Virginia which is tough on crime" where time served for felony violent crime is about 30% longer, has considerably lower per capital homicide. (OK, Virginia also has much higher gun ownership rate which probably is part of deterrence, but the main difference is in sentencing.

Y[quote=Anonymous]You are ignoring the impact that our brutal “society” has on unlucky individuals. If you are not born into a stable family situation then god help you. People like you are flat out ignorant.[/quote]
[b]Even more NONSENSE and gibberish[/b]
I grew up very poor and a minority, and with a totally unstable family situation, and like 95%of people who did, I never harmed anyone. perhaps you are the one ignorant of the facts and think everyone who is a minority is a criminal! [b]Anyone who has grown up "unlucky" can tell you that WE are the victims of the soft on crime policies that have caused this spike in violent crime. And people like you making excuses for criminals the ones doing harm[/b][/quote]

This x1000000. [/quote]

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