#WhiteSupremacists in the justice system (law enforcement, judges, public prosecutors) all over the country weaponized it against people of color making Mass Incarceration the #NewJimCrow. They capitalize on the Hilary’s super predator garbage to demonize Black American men.
#1994CrimeBill
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Facts: The largest crime bill in U.S. History.
It increased the number of cops, prisons & ineffective crime prevention programs. It eliminated higher education for prison inmates, provided incentives to implement & enforce mandatory sentencing & contained a 3-strikes provision.
#1994CrimeBill
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Context: An effort to make the Democratic Party look less liberal, get political endorsements from law enforcement unions & in an unconvincing show false bipartisanship, politicians expanded federal law that included Hilary traveling the country spewing crap abt Super Predators.
#1994CrimeBill
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#OTD in History 1994
September 13: Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 Signed into Law
Also Known As: the #1994CrimeBill, the #ClintonCrimeBill, and the Biden Crime Law.
ugly #AmericanHistory
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