Dallas Dunlap
Jul 21, 2017 · 1 min read

Odd that he fails to note why Mr. Garner was arrested in the first place: The tax on cigarettes that is so high that people can actually earn money selling loose cigarettes. Left to itself, NYC would be locking people up for selling soda by the cup.

The nanny state creates crimes in order to modify people’s behavior to fit ideas of what is healthful.

As for “decarceration…” Already happening. Have you noted how the violent thugs who end up getting killed by cops or arrested for some horrible crime turn out to have multi-page records of arrests and convictions? It takes real dedication and repeated attempts in order to finally get admitted to prison.

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