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NFL endorses criminal-justice reform bill in the midst of anthem debate
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Goodell's winking and nodding at the kneeling players will probably just encourage them to take it further, not make them respect the country again. The NFL will not be better off for bowing to them. Look at Mizzou. The NFL doesn't seem to understand what's happening here at all. Fans do not want the NFL to be political. Fans are not going to be amused by Roger Goodell wading into politics. ESPN has already made this mistake by becoming another politicized media outlet... it's fascinating that Goodell thinks the way to resolve the fan ire over this conflict is to make the NFL more political. |
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10-19-2017, 08:03 AM | #166 |
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Bennett, the sack of shit liar says they shouldn't even be talking until Kap gets a job. So obviously, he really cares about real change.
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10-19-2017, 09:18 AM | #167 |
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The Jets, playing in America’s biggest television market, are down a whopping 37 percent. Only three teams — the Chiefs, Buccaneers and Lions — have improved their local ratings by more than 5 percent. Well, the overwhelming majority of Chiefs fans disagree with GloryDayz and his ilk. |
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So violent crime has been trending downward for over two decades, but the increase in violent crime is what has driven an explosion in the prison population?
Makes sense. Also, could someone please provide me with paired examples of the "moral decline" of this country and how such behaviors correlate with increasing crimes? From B_Ambuehl's own source.
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I dont know where you and Barry Latzer of the WSJ get your shitty information, But the Federal BOP paints a completely different picture. I will say it again, MOST people in prison are in for drug charges, and violent crime doesnt even come ****ing close.
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That's federal. Yes federal does have a lot of drug offenders, but those are federally charged drug dealers. Less than 1% of those are from drug USE. State prisons are where the majority are violent crime related.
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Since the 1960's there's been no secret what causes crime. Whether drug related or violent crime the root of it is poverty. Problem is, the areas with the most poverty also have the highest birth rates, so it never gets better: https://www.statista.com/statistics/...ome-in-the-us/ At the core is destruction of the family unit, with an ever increasing percentage of single parent households in high crime areas: https://newsone.com/1195075/children...-u-s-american/ Quote:
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The idea that we are significantly significantly significantly higher in crime the past 20 years and you want to attribute that to political leanings? Give me a break. Arrests skyrocketed when the war on drugs started. Since then it's been a steady increase well past population inflation. There are over 500k arrests per year for small pot possession and 75% of kids go to juvy for nonviolent offenses. That's pretty counter to your notion that nobody goes to jail. And for what? Do people feel like the streets are safer because of this? |
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I don't disagree people shouldn't be arrested for simple marijuana possession but in most states marijuana possession has been decriminalized & arrests are no longer made over small amounts. It actually takes a lot of messing up to do any significant time for drug possession. Most states run the same basic approach and here's a general description: Let's say you get arrested for possession of meth tomorrow. You'll go in and your charge will be dropped and you'll get assigned drug court or some type of drug treatment program. You complete the program and 3 months later get arrested for meth again. Judge gives you drug court again and you complete the program again. 3 months later you get arrested for meth again. Now the judge is fed up with you and gives you some type of "shock" incarceration. Something like a 30-90 day sentence where you go in and complete a very intensive drug program. The programs are intense and effective for those who want them to work. Then you'll get out and be on probation for a year with bi monthly drug tests. Three months later you violate your probation by failing a drug test. Now you're going to the big house. Your sentence is 3 years but you'll likely only do 9 months. Notice you were given 3 chances but you blew every one. This is typical. The states do try but most offenders don't take the help. I actually spent some time working at a juvenile facility. Nobody was in there for simple marijuana possession. |
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