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    Quote Originally Posted by countryboy View Post
    Yes, for those afflicted with Orange Man Bad Syndrome. I understand. Stable geniuses such as myself criticize the President when warranted, but not in the irrational manner of OMBS sufferers like you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Phantasmal View Post
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    Agreed, lol. I'm mostly just messing with you, I wish you'd lighten up sometimes. I have to try and go to work, have a nice day, stay safe.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Phantasmal View Post
    Criticizing Trump isn’t a syndrome. It is an obligation. It’s a necessity.
    That's because you cannot decipher the difference between the good and the bad. For the likes of you (and so many other posters here), it's ALWAYS



    because you're programmed to hate. You know no better...
    Common sense is not a gift, it's a punishment because you have to deal with everyone who doesn't have it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by countryboy View Post
    Yes, for those afflicted with Orange Man Bad Syndrome. I understand. Stable geniuses such as myself criticize the President when warranted, but not in the irrational manner of OMBS sufferers like you.
    OMG, you've got problems.

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    Quote Originally Posted by countryboy View Post
    Not all laws are just, and it makes no sense to have such a huge prison population.
    Agreed. Throwing more people behind bars ultimately does more long term damage than good. And like you said earlier the war on drugs has not been a success other than ruining a lot of lives.

    For the sake of discussion I'll throw this out there. In SF we reduced the charge of stealing items under $1K from felony to misdemeanor and often they aren't even pursued anymore. As a result there are people brazenly breaking into stores during the middle of the day stealing things because they don't fear repercussions. So I admit to somewhat of a conundrum. Harsh jail sentences isn't really the answer but there has to be fear of breaking the law as well.

    And we have a huge opioid and drug crisis in our City. People regularly doing drugs on the open streets, people dying in the streets of overdoses and brazen drug dealing in broad daylight. Again, I'm with you in that the War on Drugs has been a failure so using the harsh methods we have in the past isn't the answer. But when you this stuff on a daily basis you know it's not ok.

    There's no easy answer I know. And its far more than Republicans and Democrats bitching back and forth at each other.

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    Quote Originally Posted by countryboy View Post
    Just about everyone breaks the law every day without even knowing it. Just because we are a nation of control freaks, doesn't make it right.
    If you disagree with the laws, change them. Otherwise obey or roll the dice.
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    The USA has lost WWIV to China with no other weapons but China Virus and some cash to buy democrats.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cawacko View Post
    Agreed. Throwing more people behind bars ultimately does more long term damage than good. And like you said earlier the war on drugs has not been a success other than ruining a lot of lives.

    For the sake of discussion I'll throw this out there. In SF we reduced the charge of stealing items under $1K from felony to misdemeanor and often they aren't even pursued anymore. As a result there are people brazenly breaking into stores during the middle of the day stealing things because they don't fear repercussions. So I admit to somewhat of a conundrum. Harsh jail sentences isn't really the answer but there has to be fear of breaking the law as well.

    And we have a huge opioid and drug crisis in our City. People regularly doing drugs on the open streets, people dying in the streets of overdoses and brazen drug dealing in broad daylight. Again, I'm with you in that the War on Drugs has been a failure so using the harsh methods we have in the past isn't the answer. But when you this stuff on a daily basis you know it's not ok.

    There's no easy answer I know. And its far more than Republicans and Democrats bitching back and forth at each other.
    You make some extremely valid points. You're right, there are no easy solutions. But one thing is certain, the so-called war on drugs has been wholly ineffective. And even in places like California, who have legalized marijuana, have done so in such a manner that it is heavily taxed and highly regulated. This has done little to stem the black market trade. Which in my opinion, is the whole idea of legalization, to choke off the money flowing into the criminal element. Any policy which doesn't achieve that, is a failure as far as I'm concerned. Furthermore, the vast sums of money wasted on drug enforcement, could be much better used for rehabilitation, and combating violent criminals. Encouraging petty theft also is not a good thing. it's a well-known fact that, many of the people who pull off these petty crimes, are the same people who commit a lot of the violent crime.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Celticguy View Post
    If you disagree with the laws, change them. Otherwise obey or roll the dice.
    That's all well and good, that doesn't mean I'm going to sit here and pretend our prison systems, law enforcement, and incarceration rates are hunky-dory. And having a cavalier attitude toward these things, doesn't do anyone any good.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Granule View Post



    The truth is racist.

    -- The Left
    totalitarian mindset combined with privatized prisons incentivizing incarceration with profit motive.

    fascism basically.

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    private prisons corrupting government with money earned off state slavery is the main thing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by countryboy View Post
    That's all well and good, that doesn't mean I'm going to sit here and pretend our prison systems, law enforcement, and incarceration rates are hunky-dory. And having a cavalier attitude toward these things, doesn't do anyone any good.
    prison industrial complex.

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    Quote Originally Posted by countryboy View Post
    You make some extremely valid points. You're right, there are no easy solutions. But one thing is certain, the so-called war on drugs has been wholly ineffective. And even in places like California, who have legalized marijuana, have done so in such a manner that it is heavily taxed and highly regulated. This has done little to stem the black market trade. Which in my opinion, is the whole idea of legalization, to choke off the money flowing into the criminal element. Any policy which doesn't achieve that, is a failure as far as I'm concerned. Furthermore, the vast sums of money wasted on drug enforcement, could be much better used for rehabilitation, and combating violent criminals. Encouraging petty theft also is not a good thing. it's a well-known fact that, many of the people who pull off these petty crimes, are the same people who commit a lot of the violent crime.
    I hear you and am with on the weed thing. I don't know if legalization or decriminalization are the same thing or not but we need it for reasons you stated. And you are correct about California, the black market has still flourished because of the high cost of legal weed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AssHatZombie View Post
    prison industrial complex.
    Yep. It's good work if you can get it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cawacko View Post
    I hear you and am with on the weed thing. I don't know if legalization or decriminalization are the same thing or not but we need it for reasons you stated. And you are correct about California, the black has still flourished because of the high cost of legal weed.
    too bad deep state includes cartel interests, which perpetuate the war on drugs to keep prices high.

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    The real question is why are so many people tied to the Trump Campaign in prison?

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