Stricter penalties, more prisons, longer sentences
Forbes supports the following principles regarding crime:
Broaden the use of the death penalty for federal crimes
Impose stricter penalties for violent felons
Increase spending to build more federal prisons
Impose
“truth in sentencing” for violent criminals so they serve full sentences
Support programs to provide prison inmates with vocational and job-related skills
Support programs to provide prison inmates with drug and alcohol addiction treatment.
Source: 2000 National Political Awareness Test
, Jan 13, 2000
Americans are confused about right and wrong
Crime is not new. But Americans have rarely been so confused about right and wrong, about what is acceptable and what is to be forcefully condemned.
So we must be clear:
a free society cannot survive the collapse of the two-parent family or the
absence of fathers
A free society cannot survive an unchecked explosion in violent crime
Nor can a free society survive a generation of crack babies and teenagers whose minds and bodies have been destroyed by illegal drugs.
Source: “A New Birth of Freedom,” p. 136
, Nov 9, 1999
Littleton shows spiritual impoverishment behind good economy
The midday massacre at Columbine stopped America’s emotional traffic dead in its tracks. In the face of grieving parents, children, and teachers we were forced to confront the sobering reality that all is not well in our country just because the Dow
Jones Industrial Average is riding high. As a nation, we might be materially better off than we were a generation ago, but clearly we are raising a generation in which too many young people are spiritually impoverished, without a sense of right and wrong
Source: “A New Birth of Freedom,” p. 22
, Nov 9, 1999
Littleton martyrs could start a spiritual revival
One of the most encouraging signs of moral & spiritual awakening occurred amidst the horror of the school shootings in Littleton. During the rampage that fateful day, one of the killers approached young Cassie Bernall, seventeen, shoved a gun in her
face, and demanded to know, “Do you believe in God?” “Yes,” she replied, and was killed. In martyring herself, I believe Cassie Bernall may very well have set into motion a spiritual revivalthat could rescue a lost and hurting generation of young people.
Source: “A New Birth of Freedom,” p. 141-2
, Nov 9, 1999
Supports death penalty; appoint judges to implement it
Forbes supports the death penalty. Steve would appoint federal judges and Supreme Court Justices who share his views.
Source: www.forbes2000.com “Personal Security”
, May 21, 1999
“One strike and you’re out” for violent felons
Forbes believes that one of government’s major responsibilities is to protect the lives and property of every American,and provide equal justice under the law. He also believes that victims of crimes have rights. That’s why Steve supports a
tough-on-crime approach at the local, state and federal level. He supports “one strike and you’re out” - no parole for violent felons.
Source: www.forbes2000.com “Personal Security”
, May 21, 1999
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