The Over-Criminalization Of American Life
Jun 26, 2017 4:50:05 GMT -5
Post by avordvet on Jun 26, 2017 4:50:05 GMT -5
The Over-Criminalization Of American Life
by Tyler Durden, Jun 23, 2017 6:55 PM, Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog,
The over-criminalization of America has undermined justice, the rule of law and legal egalitarianism.
While the corporate media devotes itself to sports, entertainment, dining out and the latest political kerfuffle, America has become the Over-Criminalization Capital of the World. The proliferation of laws and administrative regulations, federal, state and local, that carry criminal penalties has swollen into the tens of thousands.
The number of incarcerated Americans exceeds 2.3 million, with the majority being non-violent offenders--often for War on Drugs offenses.
Holly Harris has written an important summary of this profoundly destabilizing trend: The Prisoner Dilemma: Ending America's Incarceration Epidemic (Foreign Affairs, registration required).
The over-criminalization of America is a relatively recent trend. As Harris notes:
www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-06-23/over-criminalization-american-life
by Tyler Durden, Jun 23, 2017 6:55 PM, Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog,
The over-criminalization of America has undermined justice, the rule of law and legal egalitarianism.
While the corporate media devotes itself to sports, entertainment, dining out and the latest political kerfuffle, America has become the Over-Criminalization Capital of the World. The proliferation of laws and administrative regulations, federal, state and local, that carry criminal penalties has swollen into the tens of thousands.
The number of incarcerated Americans exceeds 2.3 million, with the majority being non-violent offenders--often for War on Drugs offenses.
Holly Harris has written an important summary of this profoundly destabilizing trend: The Prisoner Dilemma: Ending America's Incarceration Epidemic (Foreign Affairs, registration required).
The over-criminalization of America is a relatively recent trend. As Harris notes:
www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-06-23/over-criminalization-american-life
And don't think for a second that this is not where the globalist elites want Americans, and they have tried many attacks on our Constitutionally protected Rights over the years, from 'hate crime' to one-sided civil rights 'abuse' laws...
British man is sentenced to nearly 2 years in jail for what he said on Facebook
Carlos Garcia Jun 22, 2017 6:16 pm
Nigel Pelham has been sentenced by a court in Britain to nearly two years in jail for inflammatory messages he posted on Facebook. The messages advocated violence against Muslims.
The official social media account of the Sussex Police touted the sentencing Tuesday, saying, “This man used Facebook to express his hatred for muslims & has gone to prison.”
www.theblaze.com/news/2017/06/22/british-man-is-sentenced-to-nearly-2-years-in-jail-for-what-he-said-on-facebook/
British man is sentenced to nearly 2 years in jail for what he said on Facebook
Carlos Garcia Jun 22, 2017 6:16 pm
Nigel Pelham has been sentenced by a court in Britain to nearly two years in jail for inflammatory messages he posted on Facebook. The messages advocated violence against Muslims.
The official social media account of the Sussex Police touted the sentencing Tuesday, saying, “This man used Facebook to express his hatred for muslims & has gone to prison.”
www.theblaze.com/news/2017/06/22/british-man-is-sentenced-to-nearly-2-years-in-jail-for-what-he-said-on-facebook/