{"id":393525,"date":"2021-04-06T17:58:13","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T21:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=393525"},"modified":"2021-04-06T17:58:15","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T21:58:15","slug":"tom-cotton-says-we-have-a-major-under-incarceration-problem-sparks-huge-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-cotton-says-we-have-a-major-under-incarceration-problem-sparks-huge-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Cotton Says \u2018We Have A Major Under-Incarceration Problem,\u2019 Sparks Huge Backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftom-cotton-says-we-have-a-major-under-incarceration-problem-sparks-huge-backlash%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=393525&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-628.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) is facing a severe backlash online after he shared a CNN article on the rise of \u201csignificant crime,\u201d alongside the tweet, \u201cWe have a major under-incarceration problem in America. And it\u2019s only getting worse.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.6158940397351\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We have a major under-incarceration problem in America. <\/p>\n<p>And it&#8217;s only getting worse. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/guYdE7aHdb\">https:\/\/t.co\/guYdE7aHdb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Cotton (@TomCottonAR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomCottonAR\/status\/1379438205704019969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The CNN <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/04\/03\/us\/us-crime-rate-rise-2020\/index.html\"><span>article<\/span><\/a><span>, titled \u201cThe US saw significant crime rise across major cities in 2020. And it\u2019s not letting up,\u201d explores the rise in crime rates last year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cMajor American cities saw a 33% increase in homicides last year as a pandemic swept across the country, millions of people joined protests against racial injustice and police brutality, and the economy collapsed under the weight of the pandemic \u2014 a crime surge that has continued into the first quarter of this year,\u201d the report reads.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cSixty-three of the 66 largest police jurisdictions saw increases in at least one category of violent crimes in 2020, which include homicide, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault, according to a report produced by the Major Cities Chiefs Association. Baltimore City, Baltimore County and Raleigh, North Carolina, did not report increases in any of the violent crime categories,\u201d the report adds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In a section titled, \u201cThere\u2019s a \u2018perfect storm\u2019 of factors,\u201d CNN reported that \u201c<\/span><span>Experts point to a \u201cperfect storm\u201d of factors \u2014 economic collapse, social anxiety because of a pandemic, de-policing in major cities after protests that called for abolition of police departments, shifts in police resources from neighborhoods to downtown areas because of those protests, and the release of criminal defendants pretrial or before sentences were completed to reduce risk of Covid-19 spread in jails \u2014 all may have contributed to the spike in homicides.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Later sections explore \u201cDe-policing in response to demonstrations\u201d and how COVID-19 was responsible for shutting down the criminal justice system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c<\/span><span>Jails, prisons and correctional facilities became hotspots for COVID-19 outbreaks among inmates and staff members, prompting some officials to aggressively reduce populations and suspend intake of new detainees,\u201d CNN noted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Critics responded angrily to Cotton\u2019s reference to the article \u2014 specifically his reference to the shut down of criminal justice systems \u2014 with the Arkansas Senator trending on Twitter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Chris Hahn responded with, \u201cTell Tom Cotton the only under-incarceration problem we have is that the leaders and enablers of the seditious mob that attacked the Capitol on January 6th have not yet been held accountable. They will be. Many of his colleagues should be concerned.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.516891891892\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tell Tom Cotton the only under-incarceration problem we have is that the leaders and enablers of the seditious mob that attacked the Capitol on January 6th have not yet been held accountable.  <\/p>\n<p>They will be.  Many of his colleagues should be concerned.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris Hahn (@ChristopherHahn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChristopherHahn\/status\/1379532319380357125?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The Palmer Report tweeted, \u201c<\/span><span>Tom Cotton is correct. There are a whole lot of Republican politicians who aren\u2019t in prison but need to be.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.2\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tom Cotton is correct. There are a whole lot of Republican politicians who aren\u2019t in prison but need to be. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dt7a7m38d6\">https:\/\/t.co\/Dt7a7m38d6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PalmerReport\/status\/1379508350065475585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Scott Dworkin added, \u201cThe only \u2018under-incarcerated\u2019 in America are GOP traitors like Tom Cotton, who should be in prison right now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.1558441558442\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The only \u201cunder-incarcerated\u201d in America are GOP traitors like Tom Cotton, who should be in prison right now.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Scott Dworkin (@funder) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/funder\/status\/1379526600627257351?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Eliza Orlins, a recent Manhattan DA candidate, tweeted, \u201cTom Cotton has bad opinions and is a bad person.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.5384615384615\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tom Cotton has bad opinions and is a bad person. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KrPL65TAYR\">https:\/\/t.co\/KrPL65TAYR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eliza Orlins (@elizaorlins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elizaorlins\/status\/1379458304632573955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Erick Fernandez tweeted, \u201c<\/span><span>I mean, we all know that Tom Cotton is a blood-thirsty fascist. But to say that we have an \u2018under-incarceration problem\u2019 is absolutely deranged even by his usual sociopathic standards.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.325581395349\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I mean, we all know that Tom Cotton is a blood-thirsty fascist.<\/p>\n<p>But to say that we have an &#8220;under-incarceration problem&#8221; is absolutely deranged even by his usual sociopathic standards. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HDSh8DVBnp\">https:\/\/t.co\/HDSh8DVBnp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Erick Fernandez (@ErickFernandez) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ErickFernandez\/status\/1379495304345616386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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