Absolute and Irresponsible Authority

Published August 29, 2013

Absolute and Irresponsible Authority

Filed under: Crack Cocaine Use Statistics

When the phenomena of crack cocaine (crack cocaine is just powder cocaine with baking soda, water, and heat) hit the streets, President Reagan signed into law mandatory minimum sentences that disproportionally sentenced users of crack cocaine and users … Read more on Tenth Amendment Center (blog)

Random killings spark laments, but reality shows long slide in crime rate

Filed under: Crack Cocaine Use Statistics

Nearly eight of every 10 murders in the United States between 1993 and 2008 were committed by someone the victim knew, according a 2010 report by the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics. The report didn't include figures for 2011 or 2012 … Read more on CNN

Gains, setbacks mark period after March on Washington

Filed under: Crack Cocaine Use Statistics

Then, starting in the 1980s, disproportionate penalties for crack cocaine offenses put millions of young black men in prison. That, plus the … The reasons, he said, include “the lack of transportation, historical discrimination and the high rates of … Read more on Dallas Morning News