On the TBP it is a common practice to post news articles presented with commentary at the top. However, this pile of utter bullshit coming out of Hillary Clinton’s mouth deserves my commentary throughout the article.
Hillary Clinton called on Wednesday for broad criminal justice reform and renewed trust between police officers and communities (Don’t worry, she is safely states away in her mansion under life long secret service protection funded by tax payers, God save the Queen.), reflecting the former first lady’s evolution (campaign pandering) from supporting (lobbying) the policies instituted by her husband (and herself) two decades ago in a period of high crime rates.
Clinton called for body cameras (Cake for everybody! You get a piece a cake, you get a piece of cake, and you get a piece! Everybody gets a piece of cake!) in every police department in the country, as well an end to an “era of mass incarceration.” Her speech came two days after the funeral in Baltimore of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man who died while in police custody, and amidst ongoing civil unrest in that city.
“There is something profoundly wrong when African-American men are far more likely to be stopped by the police and charged with crimes and given longer prison terms than their white counterparts,” Clinton said (while feigning surprise). “There is something wrong when trust (holy shit, this bitch actually knows the definition of “trust”. I didn’t see that curve ball coming!) between law enforcement and the communities they serve breaks down… We must urgently begin to rebuild bonds of trust and respect among American between police and citizens.”
Clinton offered few specific policy plans in the speech, and didn’t explain how police forces would pay for body cameras on all officers ( Clinton Foundation donations? Nah…). She spoke broadly about reducing jail sentences for low-level offenders and the effects of imprisoning millions, particular African Americans. “We don’t want to create another incarceration generation (tough shit for the children who grew up without parents because they were the incarcerated generation, my bad…) ,” Clinton said.
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