War On Crime
Political Fictions Revealed, #5
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, Economic Conditions, History & Theory
| Author: | Daniel Horne | ISBN: | 9781516352890 |
| Publisher: | Freedom Road Publishinng | Publication: | July 22, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Daniel Horne |
| ISBN: | 9781516352890 |
| Publisher: | Freedom Road Publishinng |
| Publication: | July 22, 2015 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Crime has changed little over the centuries. What has changed in America beginning in the 1980s is the “Definition of Crime”. Historically, a crime requires at least two individuals (a perpetrator and a victim) and the intent of one party to harm the other party or the other party’s property. No more. Now, you can be both perpetrator and victim of a crime against yourself and go to prison for a mandatory minimum number of years. Crime has become big money with for-profit prisions traded on the New York Stock Exchange and “heads on beds” being the metric by which share price is determined. As a launching pad for a political career, prosecutors literally manufacturer crime using Mandatory Minimum Sentencing indictments to gain statistics needed to build political resumes. Crime in America is a business pure and simple.
Crime has changed little over the centuries. What has changed in America beginning in the 1980s is the “Definition of Crime”. Historically, a crime requires at least two individuals (a perpetrator and a victim) and the intent of one party to harm the other party or the other party’s property. No more. Now, you can be both perpetrator and victim of a crime against yourself and go to prison for a mandatory minimum number of years. Crime has become big money with for-profit prisions traded on the New York Stock Exchange and “heads on beds” being the metric by which share price is determined. As a launching pad for a political career, prosecutors literally manufacturer crime using Mandatory Minimum Sentencing indictments to gain statistics needed to build political resumes. Crime in America is a business pure and simple.
