Comments on: happy Netherlands Queen’s Day! http://www.thepetersons.net/blog/2008/04/beerea/ http://fantasticcontraption.com/ Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:23:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: rockstar http://www.thepetersons.net/blog/2008/04/beerea/#comment-964 rockstar Tue, 13 May 2008 20:56:08 +0000 http://www.thepetersons.net/blog/?p=500#comment-964 hmmmm. now to square that article with the one I linked to.... hmmmm. now to square that article with the one I linked to….

]]> By: Peter http://www.thepetersons.net/blog/2008/04/beerea/#comment-963 Peter Tue, 13 May 2008 20:50:25 +0000 http://www.thepetersons.net/blog/?p=500#comment-963 Ok I know that it is frowned upon in the blogosphere to rehash older posts, but I just ran across this <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/10/opinion/10sat1.html?ref=opinion" rel="nofollow">opinion </a>article at NYT and thought I remembered that we had discussed this earlier. Ok I know that it is frowned upon in the blogosphere to rehash older posts, but I just ran across this opinion article at NYT and thought I remembered that we had discussed this earlier.

]]> By: rockstar http://www.thepetersons.net/blog/2008/04/beerea/#comment-882 rockstar Thu, 01 May 2008 17:50:27 +0000 http://www.thepetersons.net/blog/?p=500#comment-882 Greg, anytime... Greg,
anytime…

]]> By: GregQualls http://www.thepetersons.net/blog/2008/04/beerea/#comment-881 GregQualls Thu, 01 May 2008 17:48:26 +0000 http://www.thepetersons.net/blog/?p=500#comment-881 Hey...I just wanted to say thanks for the link love. Hey…I just wanted to say thanks for the link love.

]]> By: rockstar http://www.thepetersons.net/blog/2008/04/beerea/#comment-876 rockstar Thu, 01 May 2008 14:25:52 +0000 http://www.thepetersons.net/blog/?p=500#comment-876 here's an <a href="http://www.city-journal.org/2008/18_2_criminal_justice_system.html" rel="nofollow">interesting article that i just ran across on race and prisons.</a> it's really long and i need to reread it because i just skimmed through it the first time. here’s an interesting article that i just ran across on race and prisons. it’s really long and i need to reread it because i just skimmed through it the first time.

]]> By: rockstar http://www.thepetersons.net/blog/2008/04/beerea/#comment-874 rockstar Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:56:43 +0000 http://www.thepetersons.net/blog/?p=500#comment-874 i'm with you on the whole 'war on drugs' things. something there needs to change. and the 'sentencing guidelines' that were introduced in the 80's (starting in MN (yay! were a leader)) was supposed to eliminate any biases in prison terms. but i don't know if it has worked as it was planned. something needs to change, but i don't know who is putting for actual recommendations for change. on another similar subject, the 'zero-tolerance' policies that schools institute also remove the ability to make reasonable decisions based on individual circumstances. i’m with you on the whole ‘war on drugs’ things. something there needs to change.
and the ’sentencing guidelines’ that were introduced in the 80’s (starting in MN (yay! were a leader)) was supposed to eliminate any biases in prison terms. but i don’t know if it has worked as it was planned.
something needs to change, but i don’t know who is putting for actual recommendations for change.

on another similar subject, the ‘zero-tolerance’ policies that schools institute also remove the ability to make reasonable decisions based on individual circumstances.

]]> By: Peter http://www.thepetersons.net/blog/2008/04/beerea/#comment-870 Peter Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:18:17 +0000 http://www.thepetersons.net/blog/?p=500#comment-870 I think that the war on drugs has been a collosal failure and have resulted in a huge influx of first-time non-violent prisoners who then use the prison time to become hardened and recidivist offenders. I also think that our conviction policies are biased towards African-Americans and this has led to a huge percentage of black men live in the prison system. I think that 3-strike laws are stupid as are mandatory sentencing requirements and that both of these have also contributed to our high prison population. <a href="http://www.hrw.org/reports/2000/usa/Rcedrg00.htm#P54_1086" rel="nofollow">Here</a> are some <a href="http://www.reason.com/news/show/125306.html" rel="nofollow">articles</a> that <a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2186901/" rel="nofollow">explain </a> my point of view more. I think that the war on drugs has been a collosal failure and have resulted in a huge influx of first-time non-violent prisoners who then use the prison time to become hardened and recidivist offenders. I also think that our conviction policies are biased towards African-Americans and this has led to a huge percentage of black men live in the prison system. I think that 3-strike laws are stupid as are mandatory sentencing requirements and that both of these have also contributed to our high prison population.

Here are some articles
that explain
my point of view more.

]]> By: rockstar http://www.thepetersons.net/blog/2008/04/beerea/#comment-869 rockstar Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:55:31 +0000 http://www.thepetersons.net/blog/?p=500#comment-869 A high conviction rate by prosecutors, juries and judges. [/sarcasm] I have theories, but they aren't fully formulated. how about you? A high conviction rate by prosecutors, juries and judges. [/sarcasm]
I have theories, but they aren’t fully formulated.
how about you?

]]> By: Peter http://www.thepetersons.net/blog/2008/04/beerea/#comment-868 Peter Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:46:34 +0000 http://www.thepetersons.net/blog/?p=500#comment-868 So what do you think is the cause of the high prison population? So what do you think is the cause of the high prison population?

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