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duhneece

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14. Minorities AND the poor, who may be white!

Reply to kelliekat44 (Reply #11)

Fri May 24, 2013, 11:54 AM

May 2013

Obviously among the poor are more minorities & too many Republicans (and a few Democrats) figure that if you're poor, you didn't work hard, you are lazy, you failed to pull yourself up by the bootstrap, God didn't smile on you so you must not be a very good person, etc.

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First-time, non-violent drug offenders serve longer than for rape, child molestation, manslaughter [View all] FourScore May 2013 OP

K&R nt Mnemosyne May 2013 #1

There is no way this is just duhneece May 2013 #2

Just? malaise May 2013 #4

How thoughtless of me! duhneece May 2013 #5

LOL malaise May 2013 #9

You nailed it duhneece! n/t FourScore May 2013 #12

YOUR BODY DOES NOT BELONG TO YOU Warren DeMontague May 2013 #17

Ideal prisoners for a private for profit prison, not a lot of trouble to handle mostly, productive Fumesucker May 2013 #3

I think the laws, when created, were probably just justiceischeap May 2013 #6

nope, they were racist and classist from inception datasuspect May 2013 #7

Illicit drug users, the last group it is OK to dehumanize and dump on. bemildred May 2013 #8

You're so right. duhneece May 2013 #10

There is a lot of money in locking up minorities in this country and nobody cares so it's very kelliekat44 May 2013 #11

Minorities AND the poor, who may be white! duhneece May 2013 #14

I want drugs legalized, and mandatory sentencing for sexual assault. nt redqueen May 2013 #13

If only our Constitution prohibited cruel and unusual punishment indepat May 2013 #15

Color me shocked. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #16