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Capital punishment
Biden supports capital punishment. He authored the
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act
of 1994, which expanded the number of crimes subject to the federal
death penalty. However, he voted against limiting appeals in capital
cases and also opposed the rejection of racial statistics in death
penalty appeals.
Crime
Biden wrote the
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act,
which deployed more police officers, increased prison sentences, and
built more prisons. The bill helped reduce the crime rate, but critics
say that it "created a financial incentive for jailing people and
keeping them there for longer periods of time" which had a
disproportionate impact on minorities.
Drug law
Biden favors diverting drug offenders out of the nation's
prison system. He is ostensibly against making stricter laws for drug offenses, but helped in the creation of a
Drug Czar, a government official overseeing all
anti-drug operations.
According to his campaign website, he is for increased penalties
against those caught selling drugs within 1000 feet of schools.
1 comment:
Making me rethink his last ADA rating. Thanks for posting, Sam
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