There are an estimated 2.4 million criminals locked up in U.S. prisons. To put this in perspective, we hold 25% of the world’s prison population while we only account for about 5% of the world population. Something isn’t right here.
77% of our 2.4 million criminals are there for victimless crimes. That’s 1.85 million human beings. This means they were under arrest for actions that didn’t harm anybody (except probably themselves), mainly for drug crimes.
The problem with this is the idea that the government’s job is to protect us from our own bad decisions, but that’s not it’s job. Of course drugs are a huge problem in our country, but the government isn’t helping by throwing addicts who need mental and physical help into prisons. It is a health issue, not a legal issue.
And President Obama seems to get that. Kind of.
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Obama saving Feds more money to give to other Muslim groups and Countries
End the war of drugs! No victim no crime!
He has plans already to release 46,000+ before he leaves office. In November 2015 he will start with the release of 8,000.
and he takes that extra money and goes on lavish vacations…while the economy is falling apart!
Making His Own Personal Thug Army !
This ought to make the world crazier than it already is !!!!!!!!!!
How about guys behind in child support or tax evasion, they are less violent than drug dealers?
Oooo because 1 million released wouldnt overwhelm the system
He thinks he is Lincoln freeing the slave (to crack).
obummers army