Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Biden's record - video from C-span - Anyone think this is a good thing? [View all]emmaverybo
(8,144 posts)The gun legislation parts of it, for instance, the part addressing violence against women, hate crimes, civil rights crimes, sex offenders...
What didnt work, clearly, three strikes, though at the time, seeing people commit heinous crimes only to serve relatively short sentences, come out to do more of the same, made that element of the bill appealing even to some liberal Dems.
In practice, however, it became unfair, and did not stop the worst criminality as there was no provision to decide between violent and non-violent offenses.
The death penalty part is also controversial, anathema to those strongly against the D.P.
I think it is worthwhile to look at the whole bill, including its provision for crime prevention, before speaking about it as nothing but draconian, racist legislation. Yes, we can say the resultsmass incarcerationwere terribly undesirable And then theres considering the possibility, though jury not in, of some good outcomes.
[link:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violent_Crime_Control_and_Law_Enforcement_Act|
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden