[lbo-talk] Abolition of prisons (Was: Angela...)

Jordan Hayes jmhayes at j-o-r-d-a-n.com
Mon Apr 6 14:10:14 PDT 2009


John Thornton writes:


> Robbery is the #1 violent offense (~30% of total violent
> crime) in spite of the fact that the majority of robberies
> involve no physical assault to anyone.

Is this supposed to make us feel better about robbery?

The mere threat of violence isn't violence anymore?

Let us know when the new Thornton's Law Dictionary goes into print.

/jordan



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