> On Aug 8, 10:25 am, "Amy Blankenship"
>
magnoliamultimedia.com> wrote:>>> On Jun 20, 12:15 pm, Bolwerk
gmail.com> wrote:>>>> Beats me. Without improving something other than policing and the
>>>> overall economy (which probably got worse for people most sensitive to
>>>> it since Bush was elected), there comes a point where crime isn't
>>>> going
>>>> down anymore.
>>
>>>> Meanwhile, throwing everything that spits, smokes, or injects into
>>>> prison eventually stops working. We all know what will happen when
>>>> these people start getting released.
>>
>>> Imprisoning people works, period. It's just that we imprison the wrong
>>> people here in the US, non-violent offenders and victimless criminals.
>>> Throw the scumbags in prison though, trust me it works.
>>
>>> What's odd is how badly society decayed after the 1960's. In nearly
>>> every measure the country has been worse since the 1960's. I wonder
>>> why that is?
>>
>> What measures would that be? People still get lynched, but now the
>> police
>> do something about it. We don't spray DDT everywhere anymore. A higher
>> percentage of our population finished high school, and goes on to
>> college.
>> We are wealthier than we've ever been. I'm curious as to what you think
>> is
>> worse.
>
> Well... I was thinking about urban statistics such as crime etc.
