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Prison

Brownsfan said:
I think we have entirely too many people in prison that are not a danger to society.
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I have agreed with that. but could it not be true ?
If it's true would they learn a lesson then not return ?

About two-thirds (67.8%) of released prisoners were arrested for a new crime within 3 years, and three-quarters (76.6%) were arrested within 5 years.
Within 5 years of release, 82.1% of property offenders were arrested for a new crime, compared to 76.9% of drug offenders, 73.6% of public order offenders, and 71.3% of violent offenders.
More than a third (36.8%) of all prisoners who were arrested within 5 years of release were arrested within the first 6 months after release, with more than half (56.7%) arrested by the end of the first year.
Two in five (42.3%) released prisoners were either not arrested or arrested once in the 5 years after their release.
A sixth (16.1%) of released prisoners were responsible for almost half (48.4%) of the nearly 1.2 million arrests that occurred in the 5-year follow-up period.
An estimated 10.9% of released prisoners were arrested in a state other than the one that released them during the 5-year follow-up period.
Within 5 years of release, 84.1% of inmates who were age 24 or younger at release were arrested, compared to 78.6% of inmates ages 25 to 39 and 69.2% of those age 40 or older.https://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=4986
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I see child molesters getting out. are they cured ? they tell us it's a sexual orientation.

I'm sure there are some in wrongly. first offenders are not treated as leniently as when we grew up it seems. ending the war on drugs might help.
 
madmadworld said:
I see child molesters getting out. are they cured ? they tell us it's a sexual orientation.

I'm sure there are some in wrongly. first offenders are not treated as leniently as when we grew up it seems. ending the war on drugs might help.
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I was thinking more in terms of long sentences for relatively minor drug offenses. I suppose, of course, that your definition of a minor drug offense might be different than mine.

Plus the system is essentially set up for failure. I know a friend who is an extremely loyal employee at my former employer. He can't even think about looking for another job because he has a felony conviction on his record. If he lost his present job, his chances of getting another one is not good.

And, in my opinion, the charge for what he did should never have been a felony in the first place.
 
The past five days have seen a further decrease in the number of new cases in the nation as a whole and each of the selected states. The following are the percentage decreases from the peak number of new cases during the past 6 days from August 13 to August 19, based on 7 day running averages:

USA (Reduction from 28.7% to 30.7%)

California (Reduction from 23.8% to 27.0%)

Texas (Reduction from 31.6% to 32.2%)

Florida (Reduction from 55.3% to 60.1%)

Arizona (Reduction from 75.6% to 75.9%)

South Carolina (Reduction from 59.3% to 60.2%)

Ohio (Reduction from 24.4% to 29.4%)

Georgia (Reduction from 26.6% to 31.5%)

Oklahoma (Reduction from 39.9% to 40.9%)

Nevada (Reduction from 37.4% to 39.2%)

Deaths also are finally starting to trend downward nationally and in most states.

The lag between new cases and deaths in the surge has been longer than anticipated. Presumably, this has been the result of the surge starting and spreading first with young people who typically do not die from the disease before subsequently spreading to the more vulnerable members of the various populations.
 
COVID-19 cases rose by nearly 80% in nursing homes earlier this summer, and it shows that care facilities are still struggling to contain the virus

Aug 18, 2020
Coronavirus cases in nursing homes increased by almost 80% earlier this summer, suggesting the challenge to containing the virus in that setting is far from over, a new report found.

"The case numbers suggest the problem is far from solved," Tamara Konetzka, a research professor at the University of Chicago who specializes in long-term care told the Associated Press.

According to the report from the American Health Care Association, 9,715 coronavirus cases were recorded in nursing homes the week of July 26, which is a 78% increase from June 21.
Mark Parkinson, head of the nursing home trade group that produced the study, told the AP that 1 out of 10 facilities reported still lacking adequate personal protective equipment as well.

Other challenges include a proper testing regime, which Business Insider previously reported would be too expensive for any facility to afford on its own.

Business Insider reported that it would cost $675 million for a single round of testing for every worker and resident in a nursing home and assisted-living facility, according to an estimate from the American Health Care Association.

The AP added that nursing homes only account for 1% of the population.
https://www.businessinsider.com/covid-19-cases-rose-dramatically-in-nursing-homes-this-summer-2020-8
 
Equal ?

Brownsfan said:
I was thinking more in terms of long sentences for relatively minor drug offenses. I suppose, of course, that your definition of a minor drug offense might be different than mine.

Plus the system is essentially set up for failure. I know a friend who is an extremely loyal employee at my former employer. He can't even think about looking for another job because he has a felony conviction on his record. If he lost his present job, his chances of getting another one is not good.

And, in my opinion, the charge for what he did should never have been a felony in the first place.
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Our system(s) make little cents.
Your story reminded me of a kid who did nearly 5 years for about 10 joints. and another guy who did 18 months for beating a guy to death with a bat. go figure
 
madmadworld said:
Aug 18, 2020
Coronavirus cases in nursing homes increased by almost 80% earlier this summer, suggesting the challenge to containing the virus in that setting is far from over, a new report found.

"The case numbers suggest the problem is far from solved," Tamara Konetzka, a research professor at the University of Chicago who specializes in long-term care told the Associated Press.

According to the report from the American Health Care Association, 9,715 coronavirus cases were recorded in nursing homes the week of July 26, which is a 78% increase from June 21.
Mark Parkinson, head of the nursing home trade group that produced the study, told the AP that 1 out of 10 facilities reported still lacking adequate personal protective equipment as well.

Other challenges include a proper testing regime, which Business Insider previously reported would be too expensive for any facility to afford on its own.

Business Insider reported that it would cost $675 million for a single round of testing for every worker and resident in a nursing home and assisted-living facility, according to an estimate from the American Health Care Association.

The AP added that nursing homes only account for 1% of the population.
https://www.businessinsider.com/covid-19-cases-rose-dramatically-in-nursing-homes-this-summer-2020-8
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I tend to assume that the statistics reported by Business Insider are accurate, but must say I admire their skill in the use of scatter stats. And the scatter stats they choose to emphasize seem to fit their narrative at the moment.

The following link refers to California specifically, but I would imagine that the data from most states would be similar.

https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/COVID-19-Cases-by-Age-Group.aspx

The statistic that I think is particularly interesting is the one that shows that percentage of deaths is 1.4% among people less than 35. And this is true only because that is the percentage of deaths among people 18-34. Statistically, the percentage of people under 18 is 0.0% although 1 death in 6-17 age group has occurred in California.

Back to Business Insider, I noticed this statement and wonder how it could be true:

During the week of July 26, cases in nursing homes in the Sun Belt states accounted for 78% of all cases, and 69% of deaths compared to less than a third of cases, and 28% of deaths during the week of May 31.
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I don't doubt the 69% of deaths in the states they selected without naming other than saying that they were in the sun belt, but that 78% of all cases being in nursing homes seems rather unlikely if they are referring to new cases reported that week. Considering that nursing home residents make up only 1% of the population and considering the number of new cases that were reported in sun belt states that week in July, it sound rather suspect to me.

I would be interested in their counting methodology.
 
Mutated form of coronavirus may be more contagious, but less deadly, experts say

By Amy McGorry | Fox News

"The D614G strain was first identified in February; it is presently the predominant strain in North America and Europe and is now back in Asia," the WHO told Fox News in an email.

"It has been thought that there are at least six different strain types and this is the dominant one that has taken over," Epidemiologist Dr. Ravina Kullar told Fox News.
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Presumably, the D614G strain is more contagious but less virulent than the original version of the virus. However, the evidence to support this assumption is confined to the laboratory according to the WHO. The article contains little actual news, but does provide clarification in that regard.
 
C-town crazy

Brownsfan said:
I strongly suspect that 5 years for 10 joints is a lot more common than the 18 months for murder.
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Living IN C-town in 5 decades those are 2 of the most extreme cases. I knew both persons. kid with the joints 1969. the killer coped manslaughter 1983 or 84. I was shocked he got out so soon. I stayed clear of him, we did not get along. he may had offered to work for the state...... I don't know. but getting out like that didn't smell right.

I've (heard/seen or close by) some crazy shit. most crazy. new years eve in the early 70s(1971?) a cop went nuts with a M16 and killed 3 or 4 people one a 7 year old inside his house watching TV. wounded 4 or 5 others. he got little to no time for it. (I forget) because people tried to shoot back at him.
I missed all the action by chance, me and a friend went for a pizza before heading to that bar. thank God. talk about violent cops oh my.

It started over a guy who wanted another free drink. he got tossed out of the bar for being a drunken asshole. he went on to tell his cop friend lies about what really happened. then the cop came up there.
 
Who

Brownsfan said:
Presumably, the D614G strain is more contagious but less virulent than the original version of the virus. However, the evidence to support this assumption is confined to the laboratory according to the WHO. The article contains little actual news, but does provide clarification in that regard.
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The WHO Zero credibility or less...smh
 
Cases

Brownsfan said:
I don't doubt the 69% of deaths in the states they selected without naming other than saying that they were in the sun belt, but that 78% of all cases being in nursing homes seems rather unlikely if they are referring to new cases reported that week. Considering that nursing home residents make up only 1% of the population and considering the number of new cases that were reported in sun belt states that week in July, it sound rather suspect to me.

I would be interested in their counting methodology.
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Good catch.
That must be a miss print. what I recall most case at that time and earlier were in younger people.
 
Brownsfan said:
Apparently! Great to hear from you. I was afraid I had lost contact with you forever. But it looks like we can continue our conversations. In the meantime, please read the PM I sent just now (now called "conversations") and send me an email just in case it goes down and we both don't find the reincarnation of it. :)
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I thought the same. yep Forever is a short time for us so far.

Found this place looking for Gabes tweeter. didn't find it..LOL

My monkey is frozen in time here.
 
madmadworld said:
I thought the same. yep Forever is a short time for us so far.

Found this place looking for Gabes tweeter. didn't find it..LOL

My monkey is frozen in time here.
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Looks like we can't both like and laugh at a post at the same time in this reincarnation, so I just laughed. I found it with Duck Search after Gabe's message disappeared and and a message saying the page didn't exist replaced it. One of the search items found it. If you still want it, the address for Gabe's twitter is:


Can't remember how I found it in the first place. I have had a link to it for years. He recently renamed it "Veritas." But the pinned tweet about returning to football remains. Take a look.

Cheers, Cliff
 
The world at the moment is so crazy. Hell it's like the commies took over while I was... watching a game.
This is the first time on the net....... I fell uncomfortable typing. upside down. I see differently... with my glasses on. anyway

Looks like the transition to this place worked out well. Gabe should show up let us know the Commies haven't hijacked all this ..lol
 
madmadworld said:
The world at the moment is so crazy. Hell it's like the commies took over while I was... watching a game.
This is the first time on the net....... I fell uncomfortable typing. upside down. I see differently... with my glasses on. anyway

Looks like the transition to this place worked out well. Gabe should show up let us know the Commies haven't hijacked all this ..lol
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The mainstream media seem to be ignoring it.
 
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