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cinematicdiversions

(1,969 posts) Wed Nov 24, 2021, 01:59 AM Nov 2021

I know Some fine Democrats got some gruff for this but can we all now agree [View all]

There really are superpredators like Darrell E Brooks ( Waukesha Christmas parade massacre. Dozens of other assaults and rapes of children and young adults of color.)

And sometimes we need to take a serious look at a justice system that allows bail and early release for such individuals. The vast majority of crime is committed by very few people that destroy hundreds of lives each.

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I know Some fine Democrats got some gruff for this but can we all now agree [View all] cinematicdiversions Nov 2021 OP

F.Y. and your "super predator" bullshit. denbot Nov 2021 #1

So what do you call a man who beats and rapes woman and children by the score? cinematicdiversions Nov 2021 #2

Was Kyle Rittonhouse a.. denbot Nov 2021 #3

The term is from the 1994 crime bill. I don't think Kyle was alive. cinematicdiversions Nov 2021 #4

Yet you decided to breathe life back into the term. What, the "N" word to obvious? denbot Nov 2021 #7

Denbot I hate to break it to you but criminals come in all colors and sexes cinematicdiversions Nov 2021 #8

You don't know the history of "superpredators"? dpibel Nov 2021 #11

He does, and it is intentional. denbot Nov 2021 #19

No. The word was coined by John Dilulio in his 1995 essay, "The Coming of the Super-Predators" betsuni Nov 2021 #22

Fair enough I thought it predated the bill. cinematicdiversions Nov 2021 #23

+100 Celerity Nov 2021 #13

The "vast majority" of crime is NOT committed by "very few people" RockRaven Nov 2021 #5

Actually repeat criminals are responsible for the vast majority of offenses. cinematicdiversions Nov 2021 #6

No, no, no. No shifting of goalposts. Vast majority, very few people, you said. RockRaven Nov 2021 #10

No goalposts have been moved. cinematicdiversions Nov 2021 #12

Now "crimes" becomes "serious crimes" and you say you aren't moving goalposts? RockRaven Nov 2021 #15

Well I am not talking about traffic tickets, pot smoking or Check Kiting here cinematicdiversions Nov 2021 #17

"I think the studies" dpibel Nov 2021 #18

Here is just one that focuses on first degree murder convictions. cinematicdiversions Nov 2021 #20

Reasonable try, but still a fail dpibel Nov 2021 #21

"hundreds of lives each"? dpibel Nov 2021 #9

Yeah hundreds of lives. cinematicdiversions Nov 2021 #14

You have a rather broad definition of "destroy" dpibel Nov 2021 #16

Can't believe I'm reading "superpredators" on DU n/t leftstreet Nov 2021 #24

Well this is an interesting bit of Hysteria Bucky Nov 2021 #25

Brooks appears to be a troubled individual who radius777 Nov 2021 #26

He was give a thousand dollar bail. jimfields33 Nov 2021 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author Torchlight Nov 2021 #28

No. Fuck that racist bullshit. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2021 #29

To quote Chris Rock: "Whatever happened to "Just plain crazy?'" Greybnk48 Nov 2021 #30