Violent

Today President Obama announced that 79 convicted felons would be released and this brought the total during his time to over a thousand. He has every right to do this. What I object to is the phrase, “non-violent crimes”. In many major cities crimes related to drugs represent the bulk of arrest but these are the causes of much of the drug related shootings. To call a person convicted of selling drugs a non-violent offender is misleading at best. Not only the victims of shootings but the cost to the users represent the seriousness of these crimes and certainly contribute to the violence.