March 25, 2011

Taking Our Country Back

to the 19th century.

More than a third of all U.S. states allow borrowers who can't or won't pay to be jailed. Judges have signed off on more than 5,000 such warrants since the start of 2010 in nine counties with a total population of 13.6 million people, according to a tally by The Wall Street Journal of filings in those counties. Nationwide figures aren't known because many courts don't keep track of warrants by alleged offense. In interviews, 20 judges across the nation said the number of borrowers threatened with arrest in their courtrooms has surged since the financial crisis began. [Jessica Silver-Greenberg writing in The Wall Street Journal]

There’s more. Happily, some folks have a problem with this. You might want to read the whole article.

Posted by Duane Smith at March 25, 2011 3:40 PM | Read more on Current Events |

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