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“On the topic of human rights, even though nobody disputes that prisoners have human rights, I believe… they haven’t defended the human rights of our honest citizens. In general, they defend — and the whole international approach to human rights, and even the NGOs — are focused on the rights of criminals.
For 30 years in this country we were shot at, killed, shaken down, raped, extorted, threatened, living in fear, and nobody said a word. But if the killers, extortionists, and rapists are arrested, all of a sudden, their human rights are important. Of course they have human rights, but the human rights of our honest people are more important.”
Nayib Bukele, President of El Salvador (from X)
Something miraculous is happening in El Salvador. Violent crime has dropped to the lowest levels in decades, the economy is booming, and people are able to walk their neighborhoods without fear. What caused this turnaround? Bukele put the gangs in prison. It’s as simple as that.
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They must be locking up the right people.
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Or sending them across America's southern border.
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Some of those are no doubt self-selecting, considering the extra incentives Biden is spending our money on.
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Nope, he's locking them up. From the article linked in my post:
As of December, more than 74,000 suspected gang members and associates have been incarcerated.
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That's good.
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