Statements about Crime
"Nearly all of the top 50 prescribers of oxycodone in the United States are in Florida."
"Florida's new fingerprint identification system is improving our rate of solving cold cases by 300 percent."
"Florida leads the nation in elected officials charged with crimes."
"There have been three people tried and convicted by the last administration in military courts. Two are walking the street right now."
"We have killed lots of innocent people in the state of Texas."
During his tenure as mayor, he “saw Houston’s crime rates drop to the lowest levels in more than 25 years.”
“The attorney general requires that rape victims pay for the rape kit.”
"Husbands rarely beat up their wives. Single women get beaten up more."
Under the Hate Crimes bill, "any pastor, preacher, priest, rabbi or imam who gives a sermon out of their moral traditions about sexual practices could be found guilty of a federal crime."
A loophole "still exists which allows members of Congress and high-powered executive branch appointees to exploit 'insider' knowledge of the financial industry in order to turn personal profit."
Only 15 percent of drug users are African-American, yet 74 percent of all drug offenders sentenced to prison are black
"Four percent of American citizens are black males, but they are 35 percent of murder victims."
The federal Hate Crimes Prevention Act bill would create "special protection for pedophiles."
"Barack Obama has consistently voted against tougher penalties for criminals."
Sarah Palin endorsed a Wasilla policy that charged sexual assault victims for their "rape kits."
Palin "fired Wasilla's Police Chief because he 'intimidated' her."
"Joe Biden wrote the Violence Against Women Act ... the rate of domestic violence went down dramatically."
"Joe Biden brought Republicans and Democrats together to pass the 1994 crime bill, putting 100,000 cops on the streets and starting an eight-year drop in crime across the country."
Obama "supports hate-crimes expansion ... potentially putting churches at risk if they preach the truth about homosexuality."
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