"A Thug in Prison Can't Shoot Your Sister"

"A Thug in Prison Can't Shoot Your Sister"

The idea "A thug in prison can't shoot your sister" stands as a kind of anthem of the get tough movement. The phrase was famously called Wattenberg's Law by John DiIulio in 1995 after conservative commentator Ben Wattenberg. It is one of those simple sayings that captures a seemi...

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