[Mpls] Are we too soft or too harsh on criminals?

2003-08-29 Thread Dave Stack
This is confusing. Are we too soft on criminals, or are we too harsh on criminals? Seems like I have been getting alternating and contradictory messages on this topic, on this list and elsewhere for years. One position states that we have a revolving door, give too many criminals a little slap on

Re: [Mpls] Are we too soft or too harsh on criminals?

2003-08-29 Thread budtbum
On 28 Aug 2003 at 14:54, Jordan Kushner wrote: Perhaps the participants in the African American Men's Project sponsored events had to do a little less time. So what?! What is wrong with making life a little easier for a group that is much more harshly targetted by the criminal justice system?