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“I want to abolish our carceral system that’s designed to trap Black and Brown men,” AOC told a rally of Turner supporters in Cleveland. “I want justice, I want peace, and I want prosperity. That’s what I want.”
“If we want to reduce violent crime, if we want to reduce the number of people in our jails, the answer is to stop building more of them,” Ocasio-Cortez said.
originally posted by: rigel4
I can't get my head round how these people think... its just too far fetched .
It can't be labelled anything other than mental illness.. way beyond stupid.
originally posted by: TerryMcGuire
By now we all should know that people that are held to lower class status in this country are more apt to be targeted for imprisonment.
originally posted by: Ksihkehe
a reply to: TerryMcGuire
Legalize weed and release all non-violent drug offenders. Polls show a majority support legalizing weed.
It's really not hard. It would be the fastest and easiest way to make massive changes to our penal system.
So, when there's wide support for something and it's within her power to advocate for, why is she not doing that? She doesn't want a solution. She wants her solution, which will also come encumbered with many trillions of dollars in green new deal spending and probably will have no impact on the quality of life for prisoners.