Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices Message Board

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next

To: tejek who wrote (130032)	12/21/2000 1:45:23 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) of 1570520

Ted, more cops was not a bad thing but Clinton did not have nearly as much impact in this areas as he claims. He did not fund 100,000 cops. He put in place a program to provide funding for 100,000 cop/years. (1 cop for 1 year = 1 cop/year). The 100k cop/years never happened either but perhaps some good was done by the program. IMO this is properly a function of the states a localities and should not be the job of the federal government but I don't think the program had bad results, just very overstated results. The 3 things you mentioned were important but you missed another likely cause of the decline in crime in the 90s. Demographics. The number of boys and young men of the age most likely to commit violent crimes decreased as a percentage of the population (and I believe in absolute number) during this time frame. I understand however that this change is at an end. The kids of the baby boomers are at the right age now or soon will be. Hopefully the continuation of the factors you mentioned will be enough to overcome this change. Tim

Report TOU Violation

Share This Post

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next