Republican Leadership Leads to Crime Reduction

Meth Busts Down

Brian spotted an article highlighting a report from Virginia State Police pointing out that ever since a new policy by then Governor Warner was implemented meth busts have been reduced by about 70%.

It's one of the things that Republican leadership has always been better than Democrats at doing: reducing crime. The most notable example is Rudy Giuliani cleaning up New York from the crime-infested cesspool it was under Dinkins and Koch by cracking down on even minor street crimes.

I think it's probably because Republicans understand, that "root causes" are a bunch of liberal bleeding heart claptrap.

Poverty doesn't cause crime: poor character causes crime. If you want proof, look at Appalachia. It is *the* most impoverished area in America; yet it is virtually crime-free. Why? Because the people there take character, honesty and integrity seriously. They don't make excuses about "root causes" and "bad childhoods" for criminals when they break the law, they ostracize them and demand punishment.

I don't have much hope for further reductions in Virginia crime under the new Democratic governor. His liberal base would never let him take the tough steps required to actually do something to address the issue.