Democrats were considered ‘soft on crime’ back then. That bill 25 years ago may have brought some stability and support from the moderate white voters and law makers, but at the cost of black lives imho.:.
That and the so called ‘war on drugs’ which I’ve seen the destructive legacy at first hand in Colombia feeding into the US to white privilege for cocaine.. and crack cocaine to their less wealthy black neighbours
Democrats were considered ‘soft on crime’ back then. That bill 25 years ago may have brought some stability and support from the moderate white voters and law makers, but at the cost of black lives imho.:.
That and the so called ‘war on drugs’ which I’ve seen the destructive legacy at first hand in Colombia feeding into the US to white privilege for cocaine.. and crack cocaine to their less wealthy black neighbours