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tenderfoot

(8,982 posts) Wed Nov 24, 2021, 11:03 AM Nov 2021

Democrats are SOFT on Crime! - True or False [View all]

Seems like it judging from all the criticism regarding the incident in Wisconsin. The DA in San Francisco. etc...

So is it true? Is there data backing that up or is the Right just better at "messaging"?

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Democrats are SOFT on Crime! - True or False [View all] tenderfoot Nov 2021 OP

No. Biden certainly isn't. He was a major force in reducing crime in the nineties. cinematicdiversions Nov 2021 #1

Judges are soft on crime. At least in WI LakeArenal Nov 2021 #2

every violent criminal (esp minority) rampartc Nov 2021 #3

Democrats AFAIK are for protecting the constitutional rights of all people including those... Thomas Hurt Nov 2021 #4

Not the good ones Polybius Nov 2021 #5

Depends on the Democrat Zeitghost Nov 2021 #6

No more than Republicans are. But it's a RW talking point. GoodRaisin Nov 2021 #7

Vermont is pretty soft on crime janterry Nov 2021 #8

The right is better at messaging. Fear sells LeftInTX Nov 2021 #9

California's Prop 47 changed the law to change what were once felonies into misdemeanors IcyPeas Nov 2021 #10

Prop 47 is a disaster Mz Pip Nov 2021 #11

It was supported by Newt Gingrich... tenderfoot Nov 2021 #13

I'd like to think we are smarter on crime, SYFROYH Nov 2021 #12

That trope is so 80's Soft on crime MagickMuffin Nov 2021 #14