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Midnight Writer

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4. There is a theory that the Roe decision lowered the crime rate.

Reply to Vidal (Original post)

Mon Jun 3, 2019, 07:47 PM

Jun 2019

The crime rate started dropping about 20 years after abortion was legalized. Could it be that there were millions less unwanted, neglected, abused children coming of age?

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Page: Joe Biden should tout his role in the 1994 crime bill -- not hide from it [View all] Vidal Jun 2019 OP

Is he "hiding" from it or only being accused of hiding from it. LakeArenal Jun 2019 #1

Maybe Biden shouldn't hide from it, but Page is nuts if he thinks Biden should tout it. mtnsnake Jun 2019 #2

The conditions that existed in some neighborhoods were grotesque. Blue_true Jun 2019 #6

Looks like a long winded hit piece on Joe left-of-center2012 Jun 2019 #3

There is a theory that the Roe decision lowered the crime rate. Midnight Writer Jun 2019 #4

I remember reading about what was happening in some neighborhoods from my safe home. Blue_true Jun 2019 #5

Thank you for this from Clarence Page, Vidal.. Cha Jun 2019 #7