Jesse Ventura Quotes About Crime

Quotes about: Crime

• The war on drugs causes other supplemental crimes to take place because of the original illegality of it. But then again, that's the other reason that they're fighting it is the corporate prisons they have now. Because they've privatized all our prisons, corporations have to make money, and the only way they can make money is, I believe, the prisons have to be at least 80-90 percent full. That's why the United States - which is home of the brave, land of the free - we have more people in prison than any other country in the world.

  Jesse Ventura

  Country, War, Believe

  "Former governor Jesse Ventura talks about new books ‘Marijuana Manifesto’ and ‘Shit Politicians Say,’ plus much more". Interview with Michelle Tompkins, thecelebritycafe.com. September 1, 2016.

• I've never been arrested in my life. Never had cuffs put on me, never been charged with a crime, never spent one day in jail.

  Jesse Ventura

  Jail, One Day, Cuffs

  "Body slam" by Paul Gray, www.cnn.com. November 9, 1998.

• As governor, there isn't a lot I can do beyond that to crack down on crime. Law enforcement is really a local issue. It's the cops' job to tighten down on criminals.

  Jesse Ventura

  Jobs, Law, Issues

  Jesse Ventura (2000). “I Ain't Got Time to Bleed: Reworking the Body Politic from the Bottom Up”, p.33, Villard

• My father used to always say to me that, you know, if a guy goes out to steal a loaf of bread to feed his family, they'll give him 10 years, but a guy can do white-collar crime and steal the money of thousands and he'll get probation and a slap on the wrist.

  Jesse Ventura

  Father, Years, White

• In a free society, how can you commit a crime against yourself?

  Jesse Ventura

  Crime, Commit, Free Society

• The prohibition of drugs causes crime. You don't have to legalize, just decriminalize it.

  Jesse Ventura

  Drug, Causes, Prohibition

• If the price of the drug people want to use is through the roof, well then they're going to have to commit crimes to get the money to get the drug. You don't see any crimes committed over a pack of cigarettes or a bottle of beer, do you?

  Jesse Ventura

  Beer, People, Drug

  Source: thecelebritycafe.com

• A crime is a crime, regardless of what collar you wear.

  Jesse Ventura

  Crime, Collars

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