We have lots of communities in America that have drug use, drug dealing, and no violence. They’re called ‘suburbs.’
—California-based criminologist David Kennedy, discussing why targeting inner-city drug use won’t cut violent crime. Via the Washington Monthly. (via motherjones)
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Performance artist Aman Mojedidi, aka Jihadi Gangsta, grew up in Jacksonville, Fla., but moved to Afghanistan in 2003 because he thought his homeland was finally on the mend. He made a name for himself in Kabul by setting up fake police checkpoints that return bribes to drivers and running a phony campaign for parliament. But now he says he’s leaving Afghanistan, disappointed at the slow pace of progress.
Hogan added that the only thing he wouldn't do was bomb an abortion clinic, then the law-and-order advocate added, with a laugh, "but it may cross my mind."
Meet the Jacksonville, Florida, GOP mayoral candidate who’s joking about killing medical providers. “I mean, I’m not going to be politically correct,” he explains now. “That was a joke. This was an audience for this. This is a Catholic Church. I guarantee you they are 110 percent pro-life.”
BREAKING: “Pro-life” now means “pro-bombing stuff.”
Hogan added that the only thing he wouldn't do was bomb an abortion clinic, then the law-and-order advocate added, with a laugh, "but it may cross my mind."
Meet the Jacksonville, Florida, GOP mayoral candidate who’s joking about killing medical providers. “I mean, I’m not going to be politically correct,” he explains now. “That was a joke. This was an audience for this. This is a Catholic Church. I guarantee you they are 110 percent pro-life.”
BREAKING: “Pro-life” now means “pro-bombing stuff.”
