Hmmm.....I wonder if the FBI thinks we're stupid? --- that your ignorance makes you question FBI stats says tons.
On Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at 2:30:24 PM UTC-6, KeithInTampa wrote: > > Hmmm.....I wonder if the FBI thinks we're stupid? > > Here's statistics from 2012, which shows a dramatic increase in crime: > > http://www.gallup.com/poll/165653/crime-americans-seem-noticed.aspx > > That, coupled with the recent increase in most major cities, and the FBI > claims (like their claim that White folks are committing all of the > terrorism in the Nation!) just doesn't wash: > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/01/us/murder-rates-rising-sharply-in-many-us-cities.html > > http://www.freerangekids.com/crime-statistics/ > > On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 3:18 PM, plainolamerican <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Washington (CNN)The FBI says crime rates, including murder, were down >> last year. The report is in contrast to headlines this year about a surge >> in killings in some major cities. >> >> The annual Uniform Crime Report statistics released Monday come amid >> lingering tension over police shootings and the relationship between >> officers and minority communities. >> >> >> To that end, FBI Director James Comey said in a memo released with the >> report that the FBI plans to collect more data about shootings of civilians >> by law enforcement in order to address concerns about appropriate use of >> force. He called on more law enforcement agencies to submit data to the FBI >> on so-called justifiable homicides. >> >> The FBI report shows a 0.2% decline nationwide in violent crimes in 2014, >> with more than 11 million arrests made by police for almost a half-million >> violent crimes. >> >> The report says that in 2014 the U.S. recorded the fewest murders since >> 2009. Most other violent crimes, such as robbery, burglary, theft and arson >> have declined, while aggravated assaults and rapes, which now includes a >> broader definition, were on the rise in 2014. >> >> On Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at 2:05:33 PM UTC-6, KeithInTampa wrote: >>> >>> You know, the writer was begining to sway me. I can understand Cruz's >>> frustration, in that talking to liberals is like talking to a wall, they >>> hear nothing and consider nothing other than their usual misguided >>> perception, and as usual; their perception is usually uninformed or >>> misinformed. >>> >>> Then, the writer wrote this: >>> >>> >>> *"The fact is this apocalyptic diagnosis is ridiculous. The Obama >>> administration has done things people like me strongly disagree with. But >>> America is in better economic shape than any other major nation on earth. >>> Crime is down. Abortion rates are down. Fourteen million new jobs have been >>> created in five years."* >>> >>> >>> The writer lost all credibility; and clearly doesn't know what he or she >>> is talking about. >>> >>> America has an 18 trillion dollar debt, the largest ever in our history, >>> and a governmental debt created that is larger than all previous 43 >>> Presidents. >>> >>> Crime is not down, it is now growing (within the last two years) >>> exponentially. >>> >>> Abortion is at record levels. >>> >>> The myth that 14 million new jobs have been created, or that our >>> unemployment rate is something like 5 percent is also Democratic/Moonbat >>> prevaricate lies. There are more Americans out of work than ever before, >>> including the Great Depression. >>> >>> It's clear who this writer will be voting for..... >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 2:04 PM, plainolamerican <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> In 1997, Michael Wayne Haley was arrested after stealing a calculator >>>> from Walmart. This was a crime that merited a maximum two-year prison >>>> term. >>>> But prosecutors incorrectly applied a habitual offender law. Neither the >>>> judge nor the defense lawyer caught the error and Haley was sentenced to >>>> 16 >>>> years. >>>> >>>> Eventually, the mistake came to light and Haley tried to fix it. Ted >>>> Cruz was solicitor general of Texas at the time. Instead of just letting >>>> Haley go for time served, Cruz took the case to the Supreme Court >>>> <http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/11/lazarus.dretke/> to keep Haley in >>>> prison for the full 16 years. >>>> >>>> Some justices were skeptical. “Is there some rule that you can’t >>>> confess error in your state?” Justice Anthony Kennedy asked >>>> <http://www.texastribune.org/2012/07/23/cruz-supreme-court-work-heart-campaign/>. >>>> >>>> The court system did finally let Haley out of prison, after six years. >>>> Continue reading the main story >>>> <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/12/opinion/the-brutalism-of-ted-cruz.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-left-region®ion=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region&_r=2#story-continues-3>RELATED >>>> >>>> IN OPINION <http://www.nytimes.com/section/opinion/campaign-stops> >>>> >>>> - >>>> Contributing Op-Ed Writer: Willie Horton’s Heirs >>>> >>>> <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/12/opinion/campaign-stops/ads-from-donald-trump-and-ted-cruz-play-to-racist-fears.html> >>>> >>>> The case reveals something interesting about Cruz’s character. Ted Cruz >>>> is now running strongly among evangelical voters, especially in Iowa. But >>>> in his career and public presentation Cruz is a stranger to most of what >>>> would generally be considered the Christian virtues: humility, mercy, >>>> compassion and grace. Cruz’s behavior in the Haley case is almost the >>>> dictionary definition of pharisaism: an overzealous application of the >>>> letter of the law in a way that violates the spirit of the law, as well as >>>> fairness and mercy. >>>> >>>> Traditionally, candidates who have attracted strong evangelical support >>>> have in part emphasized the need to lend a helping hand to the >>>> economically >>>> stressed and the least fortunate among us. Such candidates include George >>>> W. Bush, Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum. >>>> Continue reading the main story >>>> <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/12/opinion/the-brutalism-of-ted-cruz.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-left-region®ion=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region&_r=2#story-continues-4>RELATED >>>> >>>> COVERAGE >>>> >>>> - [image: Senator Ted Cruz of Texas spoke in Storm Lake, Iowa, on >>>> Wednesday.] >>>> One Town at a Time in Iowa, With Ted Cruz >>>> >>>> <http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/01/09/us/politics/ted-cruz-iowa-bus-tour.html> >>>> - [image: Senator Ted Cruz of Texas with Bob Vander Plaats, one of >>>> the most influential leaders of Iowa’s politically activist >>>> evangelicals, in Rock Rapids last week.] >>>> Ted Cruz’s Diligent Courting of Evangelicals Pays Off in Iowa >>>> >>>> <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/11/us/politics/ted-cruz-rises-in-iowa-on-tide-of-evangelical-support.html> >>>> - [image: Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, far right, highlighted his >>>> background — the son of a bartender and a maid — during the Kemp Forum >>>> in >>>> Columbia, S.C., on Saturday. Mr. Rubio also noted that Gov. John Kasich >>>> of >>>> Ohio, sitting next to him, understood the challenges of struggling >>>> Americans, with a father who delivered mail.] >>>> Republican Candidates, Minus Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, Play Nice >>>> at Poverty Forum >>>> >>>> <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/10/us/politics/republican-candidates-minus-donald-trump-and-ted-cruz-play-nice-at-poverty-forum.html> >>>> >>>> But Cruz’s speeches are marked by what you might call pagan brutalism. >>>> There is not a hint of compassion, gentleness and mercy. Instead, his >>>> speeches are marked by a long list of enemies, and vows to crush, shred, >>>> destroy, bomb them. When he is speaking in a church the contrast between >>>> the setting and the emotional tone he sets is jarring. >>>> >>>> Cruz lays down an atmosphere of apocalyptic fear. America is heading >>>> off “the cliff to oblivion >>>> <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2013/10/11/ted-cruz-faces-hecklers/>.” >>>> >>>> After one Democratic debate he said >>>> <https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/editorials/2015/10/15/cruz-hits-lowpoint-republican-rhetoric/tKHqXCpiWg65Yf64LmHohP/story.html>, >>>> >>>> “We’re seeing our freedoms taken away every day, and last night was an >>>> audition for who would wear the jackboot most vigorously.” >>>> David Brooks <http://www.nytimes.com/column/david-brooks>Politics, >>>> culture and the social sciences. >>>> >>>> - The Self-Reliant Generation >>>> >>>> <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/08/opinion/the-self-reliant-generation.html?rref=collection%2Fcolumn%2FDavid%20Brooks> >>>> - The Age of Small Terror >>>> >>>> <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/05/opinion/the-age-of-small-terror.html?rref=collection%2Fcolumn%2FDavid%20Brooks> >>>> - The 2015 Sidney Awards, Part 2 >>>> >>>> <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/22/opinion/the-2015-sidney-awards-part-2.html?rref=collection%2Fcolumn%2FDavid%20Brooks> >>>> - The 2015 Sidney Awards >>>> >>>> <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/18/opinion/the-2015-sidney-awards.html?rref=collection%2Fcolumn%2FDavid%20Brooks> >>>> - The Year of Unearthed Memories >>>> >>>> <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/15/opinion/the-year-of-unearthed-memories.html?rref=collection%2Fcolumn%2FDavid%20Brooks> >>>> >>>> See More » <http://www.nytimes.com/column/david-brooks> >>>> >>>> As the Republican strategist Curt Anderson observed >>>> <http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/12/ted-cruz-2016-ego-213460> >>>> in >>>> Politico, there’s no variation in Cruz’s rhetorical tone. As is the wont >>>> of >>>> inauthentic speakers, everything is described as a maximum existential >>>> threat. >>>> >>>> The fact is this apocalyptic diagnosis is ridiculous. The Obama >>>> administration has done things people like me strongly disagree with. But >>>> America is in better economic shape than any other major nation on earth. >>>> Crime is down. Abortion rates are down. Fourteen million new jobs have >>>> been >>>> created in five years. >>>> >>>> Obama has championed a liberal agenda, but he hasn’t made the country >>>> unrecognizable. In 2008, federal spending accounted for about 20.3 percent >>>> of gross domestic product. In 2015, it accounted for about 20.9 percent. >>>> >>>> But Cruz manufactures an atmosphere of menace in which there is no room >>>> for compassion, for moderation, for anything but dismantling and >>>> counterattack. And that is what he offers. Cruz’s programmatic agenda, to >>>> the extent that it exists in his speeches, is to destroy things: destroy >>>> the I.R.S., crush the “jackals” of the E.P.A., end funding for Planned >>>> Parenthood, reverse Obama’s executive orders, make the desert glow in >>>> Syria, destroy the Iran nuclear accord. >>>> >>>> Advertisement >>>> Continue reading the main story >>>> <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/12/opinion/the-brutalism-of-ted-cruz.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-left-region®ion=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region&_r=2#story-continues-7> >>>> >>>> Advertisement >>>> Continue reading the main story >>>> <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/12/opinion/the-brutalism-of-ted-cruz.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-left-region®ion=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region&_r=2#story-continues-7> >>>> >>>> Some of these positions I agree with, but the lack of any positive >>>> emphasis, any hint of reform conservatism, any aid for the working class, >>>> or even any humane gesture toward cooperation is striking. >>>> >>>> Ted Cruz didn’t come up with this hard, combative and gladiatorial >>>> campaign approach in isolation. He’s always demonstrated a tendency to >>>> bend >>>> his position — whether immigration or trade — to what suits him >>>> politically. This approach works because in the wake of the Obergefell v. >>>> Hodges court decision on same-sex marriage, many evangelicals feel they >>>> are >>>> being turned into pariahs in their own nation. >>>> Continue reading the main story >>>> <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/12/opinion/the-brutalism-of-ted-cruz.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-left-region®ion=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region&_r=2#story-continues-9> >>>> Sign Up for the Opinion Today Newsletter >>>> >>>> Every weekday, get thought-provoking commentary from Op-Ed columnists, >>>> The Times editorial board and contributing writers from around the world. >>>> >>>> Cruz exploits and exaggerates that fear. But he reacts to Obergefell in >>>> exactly the alienating and combative manner that is destined to further >>>> marginalize evangelicals, that is guaranteed to bring out fear-driven >>>> reactions and not the movement’s highest ideals. >>>> >>>> The best conservatism balances support for free markets with a >>>> Judeo-Christian spirit of charity, compassion and solidarity. Cruz >>>> replaces >>>> this spirit with Spartan belligerence. He sows bitterness, influences his >>>> followers to lose all sense of proportion and teaches them to answer hate >>>> with hate. This Trump-Cruz conservatism looks more like tribal, blood and >>>> soil European conservatism than the pluralistic American kind. >>>> >>>> Evangelicals and other conservatives have had their best influence on >>>> American politics when they have proceeded in a spirit of personalism — >>>> when they have answered hostility with service and emphasized the infinite >>>> dignity of each person. They have won elections as happy and hopeful >>>> warriors. Ted Cruz’s brutal, fear-driven, apocalypse-based approach is the >>>> antithesis of that. >>>> >>>> >>>> *Follow The New York Times Opinion section onFacebook >>>> <https://www.facebook.com/nytopinion> and Twitter >>>> <http://twitter.com/NYTOpinion>, and sign up for the Opinion Today >>>> newsletter <http://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/opiniontoday/>. * >>>> >>>> A version of this op-ed appears in print on January 12, 2016, on page >>>> A27 of the New York edition with the headline: The Brutalism of Ted >>>> Cruz. Today's Paper >>>> <http://www.nytimes.com/pages/todayspaper/index.html>|Subscribe >>>> <http://www.nytimes.com/subscriptions/Multiproduct/lp839RF.html?campaignId=48JQY> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> -- >>>> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >>>> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >>>> >>>> * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ >>>> * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. >>>> * Read the latest breaking news, and more. >>>> >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "PoliticalForum" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> -- >> -- >> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >> >> * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ >> * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. >> * Read the latest breaking news, and more. >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "PoliticalForum" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
