Politically incorrect secret of US crime rate

Submitted by Claire (United States), May 9, 2008 at 18:41

It's not politically correct to talk about the truth, but the vast majority of crime in the U.S. is the direct result of the illegal drug trade and immigrant gangs. In fact, the murder rate by illegal immigrants is exponentially higher than that for legal immigrants and higher still for native-born citizens.

The lucrative drug trade is primarily the result of prohibition combined with cookie-cutter justice, where judges may not consider the facts of the case in sentencing, but are forced to apply draconian sentencing guidelines across the board. We have women in jail, for example, because a husband or boyfriend had drugs hidden in a car she was driving to the grocery store and, as the result of an accident, was searched.

We have far fewer guns per capita now than in the past, and yet, when close to 100% of families owned guns, the crime rate was much lower. The crime rate has skyrocketed as gun control and bans have increased.

In countries in northern Europe, where they have few restrictions on guns, especially if they also treat drug abuse as a public health problem instead of a crime, they don't have this problem.

Also, most of the crime occurs in areas where members of drug cartels and gangs live and hang out. This is one reason some people want to stem the illegal immigrant problem, since their crime rate is off the charts.

An interesting statistic--concealed carry weapon permit holders are significally less likely to commit crimes than the general population.

I don't deny that the extremely religious, cognitively challenged, and corporatists have put some people in power who are ruthless, but that happens in every country. It could be a lot worse if we didn't have the government we do, and they didn't get kicked out automatically after 8 years, no matter how much power they amass. In fact, it's the very fact that ordinary citizens are armed that makes them think twice about trying to seize the government and form a dictatorship.

Unfortunately, intellectuals and educated people are in the minority everywhere, and they don't always get to pick those in power. Religious indoctrination and various ideologies are potent drivers of human behavior.

Sadly, the one thing holding Obama back from being a shoo-in is his desire to disarm U.S. citizens. If he loses the election, that will probably be the straw that broke the camel's back. Most people agree with him on more than half of the other isses. Even if he does try it, he won't be successful, of course, since people will simply lie low and try to find a less extremely socialist president next time around.

Our problem has been extremes--with either socialists or fascists trying to seize as much power as possible instead of thinking about the good of the country or the world. It's tough, since who gets to run in the first place is determined by money, as it is everywhere.

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