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Rex

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2. That is a huge problem in this country.

Reply to HiPointDem (Original post)

Tue Jan 22, 2013, 03:29 PM

Jan 2013

I forget what the statistics are, but they are inapproriately high for a young black man (based on total size of population) to end up in prison. It is hard to believe racism is not involved.

For that matter - how can we claim to lead the 'free world' when we incarcerate MORE of our citizens than Communits China or Russia (which has a czar (Putin) not elected, running the country)?

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US, head of "free world," locks up black males at a rate 6 times higher than apartheid South Africa [View all] HiPointDem Jan 2013 OP

kick HiPointDem Jan 2013 #1

That is a huge problem in this country. Rex Jan 2013 #2

this will continue as long as there is a profit motive behind running prisons... Blue_Tires Jan 2013 #3

But hey, we have three popular OPs whining about whining about religion in the inauguration Fumesucker Jan 2013 #4

it is a matter of priorities, & you can get an idea of what the democratic party's priorities are HiPointDem Jan 2013 #5