I'm actually very much in favor of this. As the article mentions, Oklahoma has the highest incarceration rates in the country, and the U.S. has the highest incarceration rates in the world. So our incarceration rates are essentially the highest in the world. We should've done this a long time ago. Between criminal justice reform & increasing funding for education, our deep red state has actually taken some significant steps towards becoming more progressive. Stitt has said that he wants us to be a top 10 state when it comes to education. I don't see that happening, but hopefully we can at least climb out of the bottom 10.
Excellent point, if I get your drift. Let's see how this is gonna work out when black dudes, armed to the teeth, pay Tulsa a little visit. Nice semis around the neck matching with their gold chains and a heap of handguns all in the open. Let's see whether rednecks are as tolerant to others as they force everyone else to see them walk around like a mobile gun shop.
Singapore? Though I give it to you that not even Singapore fits my strict definition of democracy. So, I agree with you and this entire back and forth is ludicrous. You can have a democracy without guns but you can't have one without freedom of speech. There are degrees of need.
It's called Russia. You should at least spell the damn name right of the country that helped rig your election.
Care to elaborate on the pulling the gun on someone legalities you are speaking of? I never held a gun in my hand and will most likely never. But I certainly like to know my rights when someone points his gun at me.
This is a good read. The only non-fiction Grisham has written to date.You should read it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Innocent_Man:_Murder_and_Injustice_in_a_Small_Town
Yes. Ya know it didn't make the press, but I think Trump went down to Florida and received an award for this, the early release stuff. The kicker is, it was an event sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus, or they were there. Something like that. I'll look it up. Edit: (EDIT 2)... it was SC HOME HEADLINES LEG., INFLUENCE & POLICY Communities Jax Orlando Tampa Bay South Florida SW Florida 2020 Federal Donald Trump and Byron Donalds. Federal Byron Donalds presents Donald Trump with criminal justice reform honor The Naples Republican has been involved in sentencing reform. By Jacob Ogles on October 28, 2019 Rep. Byron Donalds traveled to South Carolina Friday to give the 2019 Bipartisan Justice Award to President Donald Trump. “President Trump’s leadership on the issue of criminal justice reform has been tremendous,” Donalds said. “From the beginning of his administration, he has clearly seen how important it is for us to take a good, hard look at the ways our justice system is failing both victims and offenders and make bold changes to balance the scales of justice. “His presence at the forum today and the words he shared clearly communicate what a priority this is for him, and it was an honor to present him with this well-deserved award.” Donalds, a Naples Republican, has championed criminal justice reform in Florida, looking at sentencing and working with groups like Right On Crime. He also serves as Director of Political Outreach and Strategy of the 2020 Bipartisan Justice Center, a nationwide coalition of Black Republicans, Democrats and independents focused on reform. That the group decided to give the award to Trump has not been without controversy. The honor was given in the midst of the three-day Second Step Presidential Justice Forum at Benedict College, a historically black college in South Carolina. Ten Democratic presidential candidates also attended the forum but some, including California U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, had threatened not to go until the 2020 Bipartisan Justice Center dropped as an official sponsor. But Donalds, in advance of Trump’s keynote address, made a case for the award. He said Trump demonstrated leadership when he signed “one of the most transformative pieces of legislation, the First Step Act, into law.” “This landmark piece of legislation not only shortened prison sentences for some offenders and provided much needed job training to prisoners, it changed the viewpoint of criminal justice reform in the Republican Party,” Donalds said.