tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post114744452457182817..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Texas' high imprisonment rate a stain on the national characterGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1147537526127511802006-05-13T11:25:00.000-05:002006-05-13T11:25:00.000-05:00Dear Mr. For Breakfast,Thanks for the update. I g...Dear Mr. For Breakfast,<BR/>Thanks for the update. I grew up in Texas, and although I avoided any serious incarceration, my interactions with the police, particulary the Highway Patrol, were enough to make me fear and distrust policemen ever since. And that is a shame.<BR/>I think the cops down there just enjoy ruining people's lives. All the fake cowboy, redneck crap is the proud culture core. I could never live there again. Especially with all those damn criminals running around (in uniform).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1147517530634858962006-05-13T05:52:00.000-05:002006-05-13T05:52:00.000-05:00Well, there was the entire rest of the Confederacy...Well, there was the entire rest of the Confederacy that was "whipped." And of course Texas WON the revolution with Mexico. But I agree Texas' criminal justice system in MANY ways generates more crime through unintended consequences, and the lack of earning power of ex-felons is one of the big ones.<BR/><BR/>Also, perhaps it's worth mentioning that the rest of the country elected the same "dummy" we did (Bush) so I'm not sure Texas is uniquely to blame on that score. But as I wrote, it's sure obvious we're "driving the train" on overincarceration. Best,Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1147484023773988692006-05-12T20:33:00.000-05:002006-05-12T20:33:00.000-05:00Even though Texas has the highest prison rate the ...Even though Texas has the highest prison rate the crime rate is not going down as one would expect? Gee whiz am I surprised! Did anyone ever tell the brainiacs who run the state of Texas that once a person has a criminal record, their earning power is removed permanently for the rest of their lives, making them feel hopeless and more probable to break the law to obtain money?<BR/><BR/>What more can one expect from the ONLY state in the union that has ever been whipped? The Union whipped them in the civil war and the Mexicans whipped them at the Alamo. They can't do anything right. That's why they send such dummies to the nation's capital. People this dumb and mean should not be allowed to hold office ever anywhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1147481068475496172006-05-12T19:44:00.000-05:002006-05-12T19:44:00.000-05:00Kaneh bosm is the answer !Kaneh bosm is the answer !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com