Houston Democrat Mayor Sylvester Turner has a message for criminals

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  1. HB Surfer

    HB Surfer Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Guilt? WTF are you babbling about. It's called responsibility and the Democrats own this problem 100%. Democrats run our cities into the ground and then look to others to pick up the pieces, or "share the guilt".
     
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    I guess from your angle it is.
     
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    Do you honestly think criminals give two sharts about anything the mayor said? Surely, surely you do not.
     
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    No, I'm not. Do you know why? Because the facts are on my side.

    Trump is incompetent. His ego is the size of Texas and as fragile as a soap bubble. He's like the school kid nobody likes who resorts to bullying at every turn. He's a con artist, always has been. I lived invNYC for a long time, and Trump doesn't change. He manages to convince a small percentage of people that he's a great man, a good man who has our best interests at heart. But you can't fool all of us, and the majority of Americans find his performance as president sorely lacking at best.

    It sucks to be in a minority. I know because I've been there many times. Try not to be so angry about it.
     
  5. Steve N

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    Seems to me like it was Houston's mayor who was asking his residents not to take each other down. Same thing with that mayor, I think it was in Baltimore, who was asking the residents not to shoot each other.

    When residents of a city take their fellow residents down, what types of cities does that usually occur in? And when they take each other down, is it because of hate or love? I somehow think it's not love.

    So my big question for this mayor is did you repeat this message in Spanish?
     
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    New York City. "Splains everything.
     
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    Sleep Monster Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I guess that depends entirely on them. Not everyone behind bars is evil. I doubt that many of those being released early will be looking for trouble. If they are, I have my little Italian friend loaded and ready. :mrgreen:
     
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    I love political humor. The problem with political jokes is that sometimes they get elected!
     
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    The people who are being released early are probably those who would be eligible for parole soon anyway. It isn't as if they're just opening the gates and letting them walk out. There's a process, there are parole and probation officers assigned. They also probably have to prove that they have somewhere to go, family or friends willing to take them in. Righties just like to get their boxers in a bunch over minutiae that won't affect them. Drama queens, IMO.
     
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    No, but I also don't see why anyone would make a big enough deal over what he said to start a hate-filled thread on a forum. There is no reason for this topic on here other than to inflame or incite rancor.
     
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    Since 1992, there’s been a general decline in crime, most importantly homicides, it will be interesting to see what happens during this pandemic.
     
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    Laughter is not hate. You seriously don't find the mayor's quote the least bit amusing? Especially insinuating that they can go back to crime after the viral crisis? It's hilarious!

    "So everybody chill! Crooks, criminals, you chill! Wait until the coronavirus is over! OK, and then we'll all be OK!" - Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, Democrat

    Also, if you don't think that partisan jabs (to and from both sides) have a place on a political chat thread at a political forum, where exactly do you think political junkies should share partisan opinions about politics?
     
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    Probably because Houston and small West Texan towns are two different animals. It makes sense to make these decisions at the local level.
     
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    And people wonder why there is a run on guns and ammo.
     
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    We should throw all violent criminals in one jail and throw the virus in the middle.
     
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    Now, c'mon!!!! I wasn't born yesterday! Who does the OP think he's kidding, with that video???
    That guy is no more a mayor than he is a nuclear physicist ... he's some sort of actor, playing out a cruel and racist stereotype.
    Shame on you!
     
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    You are the one who wants to release criminals, icehole3. You defend them.
     
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    You are fibbing. No Dem cities were letting hard-core criminals go. But Trump is defending his friends and criminals in his administration.
     
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    who you calling you people?
     
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    they dont. I agree. but the cat WAS hilarious.
     
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    LOL! Yes, it does.

    It explains how I know Trump for the lifelong con man that he is.

    It explains why I don't get sucked in by con artists --only the tourists fall for the old three card monty game.

    It explains my need for facts.

    It explains my habit of doing my own research on issues that are important to me.

    It explains why I prefer logic and reason to conspiracy theories.

    It explains why I keep insisting that the Trump supporters here provide links to proof of their claims.

    It explains my disdain for snarky inanities.

    Above all, it explains my lack of patience with what seems to me like deliberate ignorance.
     
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  22. Sleep Monster

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    Being familiar with some of the OPs other threads, I can assure you it wasn't started for laughs, but out of spite for opposite views. I don't find this sort of snarkiness amusing. It's meant to maintain a divide.
     
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    With the high contagion properties of this virus, it makes a lot more sense to make this decision on a national level.
     
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    You sound scared. Are you really afraid that these parolees are going to come after you?

    This is a process, they aren't just opening the gate and herding them out, and it isn't everyone, mostly those who would be eligible for parole soon anyway and who have families or some place to go.

    You righties worry too much.
     
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    Lolwut? :roflol:

    Why would anybody need guns and ammo?
     
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