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dballance

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4. How So?

Reply to PDJane (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 24, 2013, 10:39 PM

Jul 2013

How will it be a nightmare to select thousands of people who are nonviolent offenders and reduce their sentences? Some who were first-time offenders?

The only nightmare is the one for the private prison corporations.

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It will be a nightmare to enforce, which is probably his problem. PDJane Jul 2013 #1

How So? dballance Jul 2013 #4

That's part of the problem. Finding them is another problem. PDJane Jul 2013 #5

You are so wrong. dballance Jul 2013 #7

I am well aware of the fact that these aren't hard core criminals. PDJane Jul 2013 #9

I think you mean implement and not enforce. This pertains to those already in prison. rhett o rick Jul 2013 #6

It was Holder ProSense Jul 2013 #2

Well, then somebody ought to tell the Justice Department. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2013 #3

It makes no sense. joshcryer Jul 2013 #13

What the fuck? joshcryer Jul 2013 #12

I hope the court tells him to fuck himself. forestpath Jul 2013 #8

reversed course after criticism from whom? We can't seem to put enough pressure on them to stop liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #10

land of the free... oh, wait. n/t RainDog Jul 2013 #11

K&R woo me with science Jul 2013 #14

kick woo me with science Aug 2013 #15