- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: Protestors and the Silent Majority - we have been doing this wrong, look at the numbers
Posted on 6/7/20 at 10:25 am to Antonio Moss
Posted on 6/7/20 at 10:25 am to Antonio Moss
quote:
Yes, especially for non-violent crimes. We should rarely imprison a non-violent offender.
So how does this work? A poor person writes bad checks all over town? Instead of putting them in jail, we fine them? They're poor, so whether the fine is $10, or $10,000, they're not paying it. But they're out on the streets able to continue stealing from people. How does this deter crime?
1
Posted on 6/7/20 at 10:25 am to Scruffy
quote:
Prohibition resulted in a flourishing illegal black market for alcohol with resulting spikes in murder and other criminal activities related to that.
They all decreased and the mobs were heavily neutered because they removed one of their most profitable cash sources by making alcohol legal.
Your attribution of crime statistics in their entirety to the drug trade is, well, interesting.
Posted on 6/7/20 at 10:25 am to Scruffy
quote:
If that were the case, statements such as “all lives matter” would not have such a negative connotation.
I think the issue is, again, how the phrase has been adopted as a way to completely dismiss the entire premise of their concerns. BLM and ALM both have a lot of people genuinely trying to improve things and both have a vocal segment who is using it in a divisive fashion.
I understand the stance of some BLM supporters (not leaders) saying - yes, all lives matter, but that isn't what we are talking about, that isn't the problem we are trying to solve. I don't think a strong majority of people saying ALM truly are using it as a way to say, lets fix all our problems, lets trying improve everyone's life, provide a path forward for everyone. I think many are using it as an easy way to support simply dismissing the idea that anything is wrong.
Posted on 6/7/20 at 10:26 am to Apollyon
quote:
The truth often is.
No, it isn’t. And that is a big part of the problem with our society. Everyone wants easy answers to complex issues.
quote:
The sky is blue.
Except when it’s black, or gray, or orange. And all of those color changes rely on thousands of variables to make it so.
Posted on 6/7/20 at 10:27 am to Antonio Moss
Objective truth is simple and often dismissive.
Your feelings are irrelevant.
Your feelings are irrelevant.
Posted on 6/7/20 at 10:28 am to ykevin25
quote:
Maybe some communities just need major culture reform
Posted on 6/7/20 at 10:28 am to MBclass83
quote:
Have you ever gone to a doctor who was being a dick and thought they were untouchable? These people exist in every segment of our society.
I’ve literally never come across a doctor who was a complete prick. Never. This was a terrible example and you should feel bad about that.
Posted on 6/7/20 at 10:28 am to 1BIGTigerFan
quote:
So how does this work? A poor person writes bad checks all over town? Instead of putting them in jail, we fine them? They're poor, so whether the fine is $10, or $10,000, they're not paying it. But they're out on the streets able to continue stealing from people. How does this deter crime?
Community service, direct amends to the businesses.
What we do know is that if we out this non-violent offender in prison, it will cost taxpayers thousands upon thousands of dollars and carried a high-risk of turning him into a violent offender.
Posted on 6/7/20 at 10:31 am to Antonio Moss
quote:
carried a high-risk of turning him into a violent offender.
Lots of ice cream is sold in the summertime. Murder rates rise in summer.
Ice cream turns you into a murderer.
Posted on 6/7/20 at 10:31 am to Apollyon
quote:
Objective truth is simple and often dismissive.
Your feelings are irrelevant.
My feelings have nothing to do with subject. Your simple answers aren’t correct. They may make you feel better but, at the end of the day, they’re wrong.
If anything, and maybe I’m giving you too much credit, you are using incorrect, simple answers to protect your feelings/ego.
Posted on 6/7/20 at 10:32 am to Antonio Moss
quote:
Yes. Because when a law enforcement officer is breaking the law they are also violating the public trust. Law enforcement is government and government must be held to higher level of accountability.
Hmmm...don’t remember seeing you in any threads defending what the FBI did to a duly elected president.
What’s good for the goose and all that.
You’re a bogue.
Posted on 6/7/20 at 10:32 am to Antonio Moss
(no message)
This post was edited on 6/9/20 at 12:30 pm
Posted on 6/7/20 at 10:32 am to Antonio Moss
quote:
anything, and maybe I’m giving you too much credit, you are using incorrect, simple answers to protect your feelings/ego.
It is clearly necessary to make you feel better if you denigrate your opponent's intelligence.
I'd say I hit the mark, lol.
Posted on 6/7/20 at 10:32 am to Antonio Moss
quote:
will cost taxpayers thousands upon thousands of dollars and carried a high-risk of turning him into a violent offender.
What does it cost the private business owner if said check writer continues to write worthless checks?
Posted on 6/7/20 at 10:33 am to Apollyon
quote:
Lots of ice cream is sold in the summertime. Murder rates rise in summer.
Ice cream turns you into a murderer.
Congrats. You understand the very basic concept of correlation.
Now try to apply that to the hundreds upon hundreds of studies that show a direct causative relationship between imprisonment and the propensity for violent offenses upon release.
Posted on 6/7/20 at 10:34 am to jbgleason
Ok time to porn bomb this place and end my 15 years on this site. Jesus Christ
Posted on 6/7/20 at 10:35 am to bopper50
quote:
Where is BLM when their Brothers are dying in the streets by the hands of their other brothers ?
To be fair, they held a huge rally last year in Chicago; but guess what? The media didn’t report on it...
This post was edited on 6/7/20 at 10:40 am
Posted on 6/7/20 at 10:35 am to Antonio Moss
Or apply it to the discussion being had here, in which you and scruffy imply a change in culture will occur with a change in drug policy and result in lower violent crime rates.
Hint: drugs are not the only issue at play.
Your word of the day is: simple.
Hint: drugs are not the only issue at play.
Your word of the day is: simple.
Posted on 6/7/20 at 10:35 am to Errerrerrwere
quote:
Hmmm...don’t remember seeing you in any threads defending what the FBI did to a duly elected president.
Maybe you should pay better attention then. I started a thread that summarized the entire Mueller report and was stickied to the top of Political Board for about a week. In it, I lambasted the Obama Administration, the FBI, and Hillary Clinton for their corruption.
Posted on 6/7/20 at 10:36 am to jbgleason
privatize our prisons and move them to Mexico. Clear the slate.
Page 8 of 11
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News