Ron Paul’s Policies on Criminal Issues

Crime › Police Body Cameras

Should police officers be required to wear body cameras?

Public statementsYes, this will protect the safety and rights of police officers and citizens

Crime › Qualified Immunity for Police

Do you support qualified immunity for police officers?

Ron Paul voterbaseNo, and increase the personal liability for misconduct

Crime › Private Prisons

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

ChatGPTYes

Crime › Defunding the Police

Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?

Ron Paul voterbaseNo, increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities

Crime › Solitary Confinement for Juveniles

Should prisons ban the use of solitary confinement for juveniles?

Public statementsYes, it is severely psychologically damaging to young undeveloped minds

Crime › Mandatory minimum prison sentences

Do you support mandatory minimum prison sentences for people charged with drug possession?

Ron Paul voterbaseNo

Crime › Demilitarize the Police

Should police departments be allowed to use military grade equipment?

Ron Paul voterbaseYes, but with strict training on how and when to use the equipment

Crime › Collective Bargaining

Do you support limiting police unions collective bargaining power for cases involving misconduct?

Ron Paul voterbaseYes, and abolish police unions

Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

Ron Paul voterbaseNo, I do not believe in the death penalty

Crime › Prison Overcrowding

Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order to reduce overcrowding?

Ron Paul voterbaseYes, but they must perform community service on a daily basis

Crime › Criminal Voting Rights

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

Public statementsYes, every citizen deserves the right to vote

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