so i'm watching the news last night and they have a story about how the NAACP is claiming that north carolina's habitual felon law is racist. the law states that if you have 3 felonies, the 4th one will put you away for about 15 yrs. naacp claims that this targets the black community because the percentage of black inmates in NC is something like 62%.
i don't friggin get it. my perspective has changed drastically since i've been doing the arresting and the people that are going up for the habitual felon charge truly deserve it. take color out of the equation and it's just the way it should be, the criminals are going to jail since they obviously can't keep straight, even after 3 tries.
i used to think that the life of crime/poverty was 100% their choice, i now understand that some are screwed from the get go. so the liberal side says: spend government money to build community outreach systems. the only problem is that they abuse it. i can't tell you how many housing developments i go into where the kids are in rags, eating rice and the "baby daddy" is living there with his $50k escalade, 52" plasma tv, sound system and clothes that cost more than my bike.
so where do we draw the line? the "system" is so completely abused that it's sickening. seems like a lose/lose situation.
now back to the original question, how does this habitual felon charge equate to racism? i've arrested plenty of white dudes on the same charge. a criminal is a criminal regardless of color......just another way to claim victimization i guess
i don't friggin get it. my perspective has changed drastically since i've been doing the arresting and the people that are going up for the habitual felon charge truly deserve it. take color out of the equation and it's just the way it should be, the criminals are going to jail since they obviously can't keep straight, even after 3 tries.
i used to think that the life of crime/poverty was 100% their choice, i now understand that some are screwed from the get go. so the liberal side says: spend government money to build community outreach systems. the only problem is that they abuse it. i can't tell you how many housing developments i go into where the kids are in rags, eating rice and the "baby daddy" is living there with his $50k escalade, 52" plasma tv, sound system and clothes that cost more than my bike.
so where do we draw the line? the "system" is so completely abused that it's sickening. seems like a lose/lose situation.
now back to the original question, how does this habitual felon charge equate to racism? i've arrested plenty of white dudes on the same charge. a criminal is a criminal regardless of color......just another way to claim victimization i guess