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CRIME
AND PUNISHMENT:
Summary
AMMO
George W. Bush
(Stupidity, Easy on crime) 07/2002
FACT:
after declining for the previous nine years, crime is on the increase again
nationwide. In response, Bush is proposing "several reductions in grants
and other assistance to state and local law enforcement agencies, including
an 80 percent drop in funding for the Community Oriented Policing Services
program," according to the Washington Post. I guess since the Rapture is
almost upon us, Righteous George and his buddies might as well give it
a helping hand. GRRR!
George W. Bush
(Death Penalty, Hypocrisy) 2002
FACT:
Bush executed 152 people while governor of Texas, far more than any other
governor in any other state.
COMMENT:
According to the USA Today, religion "infuses" George W. Bush's daily life.
Apparently he reads the Bible each morning, studies a daily Bible lesson,
and frequently prays in the Oval Office. Now, what was that pesky commandment
that the oh, so pious Bush seems to be overlooking? Oh yea, "Thou shalt
not Kill". He must have learned to ignore that one when his poppy was the
head of the CIA.
Bush (Punishing
the Impoverished)
FACT:
Bush proposes eliminating the Public Drug Elimination Program, which provided
federal money to public housing projects for security officers, alarm systems
and after-school activities to prevent drug use. Bush claims that the program
has "limited impact" and that "regulatory tools such as eviction are more
effective at reducing drug activity in public housing." A program supporter,
Rep. John LaFalce (D-N.Y), says Bush's idea would, in effect, tell families
trying to raise their children in public housing that "drug dealers are
welcomed back" and that combating crime no longer was a priority.
Bush (Stupidity,
Lies, Soft on Crime)
FACT:
Bush announced that the Community Policing Services Program (COPS), the
centerpiece of Clinton's 1994 anti-crime initiative, will be cut by 13
percent because the nation's decrease in violent crime cannot be attributed
to the 103,000 extra police officers hired through the program. Violent
crime has declined every year since 1994, when COPS and the Brady Bill
were enacted.
COMMENT:
It seems, however that the COPS program had not hired the 100,000 new police
Bush now says it did.
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