Reply #2: Here's an interesting quote: [View All]

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"Another student wondered what Dean might do to lessen the number of African Americans in prison. Dean warned that "we can't get all weepy and liberal about this," but promised to treat substance abuse as a medical issue, rather than a "criminal problem," and to fight racism in sentencing. "

Is substance abuse the only reason black incarceration rates are so high? What about persistent, structural poverty? And if you care about it, does it mean you're a hyper-emotional liberal?