In Chapter 2, Coulter starts discussing how liberals adore violent criminals. She states that in the last 50 years, liberals have refused to be tough on crime, and due to their influence, several major legal decisions and domestic policies have been enacted to alleviate harsh punishment of violent criminals. She dissents on several points:“We’re the only modern democracy with the death penalty; Innocent men will be exonerated; The death penalty does not deter; It is applied unfairly; Capital punishment must be suspended until the exact same percentages of blacks and whites are executed; It’s a primitive act of retribution; Lifein prison spent thinking about the crime is worse than death; It diminishes us as a society.” Coulter then discusses a number of criminal cases where liberal judges have voted against punishment or voted for early release. She also discusses how the liberals on the Supreme Court succeeded in repealing the death penalty, and how democrats have traditionally favored trying to rehabilitate criminals, which she states has been statistically proven ineffective, instead of them serving long sentences. She concludes the chapter by discussing the drop in crime in New York City, and how Bill Clintontried to take credit for it, and not give credit to Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
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