| konnichiwa said: Meh, going after criminals is a good thing, doesn't matter if their is an another reason why he does it, it is a fact that people in the West are so fed up with criminals getting away with so much stuff especially young teens who beat people up, getting arrested all the time for theft and all they get is some probation because they are 14-17 years old. Trump wins voted with going after them, the question is why no one else dit it before and why so many other countries in the West are so soft... |
Except this isn't happening.
America has more people in prison than any country in the world, even compared to India and China that have over 3x more people. We are #5 per capita for prisoners.
Crime rates have been declining over the past few decades. If people think that isn't the case, it's largely due to 24 hour news and social media. People are constantly aware of everything.
| konnichiwa said: That's fine by me, but let's face it, if it's true that illegal bording crossings are down, if it is true that riots are down in L.A. and if the Oval Office can make the murder/crime rate go down a lot in DC then the Republican Party will be known as the Party that stands for Law and Order and who can be against it? It seems the general population wants it and then see Democrats who are against it and try to turn it in to some Race bait thing or sum up how many vacation days Trump took, does it really matter? |
Except people largely don't want a police state.
People tend to be upset when other people are criminals, but they tend to not want the government and the military and the police watching them at all times.
On some level, you have to pick your priorities and which freedoms you want.
Do you want privacy or do you want security? Do you want freedom to do what you want, or do you want everything to be policed?
