> Then you have someone who is generally a decent citizen who makes a mistake and gets the entire book thrown at them - since they have something to lose and it

> Then you have someone who is generally a decent citizen who makes a mistake and gets the entire book thrown at them - since they have something to lose and it's not politically dangerous. Speaking of tired tropes... > Live in some of these urban neighborhoods and tell me with a straight face you don't want more people in prison. Since you asked, I've lived in Dallas, Baltimore and the Detroit metro. I can tell you with a straight face I don't want more people in prison. >You will be astounded at the people left to simply walk the streets and terrorize others. It's more like you will be astounded at how dramatized this is, you will not be terrorized walking down the street. > It's not based in reality. You could let out every single non-trafficking drug offense today and you wouldn't make a noticeable dent in the prison population at all. Drop that down to all non-violent offenses and it's not much better. At this point it's an outright lie when people bring this topic up, it's not simply being misinformed any longer. Source?