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Mark H. Jones's avatar

MAY exacerbate? It would be my opinion that “tough on crime” political theater has already exacerbated the conditions that drive criminal behavior over the past forty to fifty years. These laws were intentionally designed to create a criminal class that could be exploited for cheap or free compulsory mass labor. “Retail theft” is the new “crack cocaine” is the new Jim Crow.

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Mark H. Jones's avatar

These same laws are exactly why police work is so dangerous.

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