@gAlienLifeform to Progressive Politics • 16 days agoPoliticians Push Failed ‘Tough-on-Crime’ Measures as Crime Rates Near Record Lowstheappeal.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5arrow-up193arrow-down11file-text
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minus-square@pivot_rootlink8•16 days agoBeing tough on crime was never about reform or safety. It was about supporting the prison industrial complex.
minus-square@gruelinkEnglish2•edit-215 days agoYes, and it was about finding excuses to suppress minorities when overt segregation was no longer allowed.
Being tough on crime was never about reform or safety. It was about supporting the prison industrial complex.
Yes, and it was about finding excuses to suppress minorities when overt segregation was no longer allowed.