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annabanana

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14. Clearly, The Nanny State is TOUGH ON CRIME

Reply to damnedifIknow (Original post)

Tue Nov 12, 2013, 09:38 AM

Nov 2013

A State that takes care of its citizens; sees to it they are fed enough, sheltered enough and healthy enough don't have massive problems with crime.

Whoda thunk that criminals are "created" when people are hungry, homeless and sick?

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Sweden closes four prisons as number of inmates plummets [View all] damnedifIknow Nov 2013 OP

Rehabilitating prisoners? Closing prisons? Where's the money in that?? arcane1 Nov 2013 #1

Exactly damnedifIknow Nov 2013 #3

+1000 theHandpuppet Nov 2013 #5

+1 Blue_Tires Nov 2013 #11

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Nov 2013 #2

Can't be Sweden is the most atheist exboyfil Nov 2013 #4

As one of the world's most progressive countries with regards to GLBT rights... theHandpuppet Nov 2013 #7

No, not with all the muslim immigrants. (no text) Quantess Nov 2013 #12

To hell with private prisons and the evil fucks who run them Blue Owl Nov 2013 #6

obvious the Swedes haven't seen the profit beachbum bob Nov 2013 #8

Another museum/hotel ? jakeXT Nov 2013 #9

I guess they closed the ones that were hardest to pronounce first ... nt eppur_se_muova Nov 2013 #10

Move along, no lessons to be learned here... bluedeathray Nov 2013 #13

Clearly, The Nanny State is TOUGH ON CRIME annabanana Nov 2013 #14