"You can't put abandonment and alienation under arrest." — Carrie P. Meek

Hampir setiap tahun, Kongres meloloskan RUU kejahatan lain - menghabiskan miliaran dolar untuk membangun lebih banyak penjara, untuk menempatkan lebih banyak plester pada bekas luka masyarakat.

America may be slow to rise to a challenge. But our history has shown that once we make up our minds to really do something, nothing can stand in our way.

Until we all start to take responsibility, until we do all we can to improve the character of our communities, we'll never break the cycle of violence and indifference.

Just about every year, Congress passes another crime bill - spending billions of dollars to build more prisons, to place more band-aids on society's scars.

Let's stop pretending we can arrest our way to safety and security. Despite all the fine work that policemen and women do, we have got to find other solutions to deter crime.

Amerika mungkin lambat untuk menghadapi tantangan. Tetapi sejarah kami telah menunjukkan bahwa begitu kami memutuskan untuk benar-benar melakukan sesuatu, tidak ada yang dapat menghalangi jalan kami.

You see, you can't put joblessness in a jail cell.

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You can't put abandonment and alienation under arrest.