Hillary Clinton acknowledges 1994 crime bill led to mass incarceration of minorities,

tells Daily News editorial board the bill also did good things.

Hillary Clinton on Saturday conceded her husband’s 1994 crime bill had the unintended consequence of mass incarceration.

Speaking before the Daily News editorial board, Clinton said the bill did a lot of good things like adding more cops to the streets and creating a ban on assault weapons.


But she said it also led states to enact policies that resulted in more people, especially people of color, being imprisoned for nonviolent crimes.

“That was not as apparent at the time, but part of being a responsible decision maker is to keep track of what’s happening,” she said. “And now I think it’s clear there were some consequences that we do have to address.”

[link:http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/hillary-clinton-1994-crime-bill-led-mass-incarceration-article-1.2594729|

Came across this one, for those who remember Beavis and Buthead.