Rick Duncan Tough on Crime, Smart About Crime

Rick Duncan
Tough on Crime, Smart About Crime
Common Sense for Chisago County Sheriff
Opinion and Political Commentary by Jonathan P. Glassel

Rick Duncan is the most widely respected Peace Officer in Chisago County. Rick’s reputation stems from two sources, being tough on crime and smart about crime. Rick knows prevention of crime is cost effective. Incarceration is not. Jails are expensive to build, costly to maintain and benefit only a select few.

Chisago County has never been a haven for hardened criminals, yet we spend hundreds of thousands of dollars each year housing non violent inmates at jails in Polk, Isanti and Washington County simply because the Prison Industrial Complex seeks to force the construction of a never ending system of prisons throughout this country.

Duncan understands that only very small fractions of the citizenry are habitual criminals.
These are often youthful offenders requiring guidance, perhaps a redirecting of their moral compass.

Of his many achievements in Minneapolis Law Enforcement, Duncan’s work with kids has had outstanding results. 70% of youthful offenders participating in Duncan’s Police Athletic League stayed out of trouble and never returned to the system, saving incalculable tax dollars used to reduce violent crime and crimes against property by a whopping 17% and 27% respectively.

Duncan’s two fold strategy on crime has served Minneapolis well.

A Minneapolis Police Sergeant, a county resident, puts it this way. “Rick Duncan is the best Commanding Officer I have ever had the privilege of serving. We are gonna miss Rick. He will make a great Sheriff. We know he won’t be back; the good ones never come back. Some guys leave the Department and return, but the best never come back.”

As a county resident, the Sergeant wants Rick as Sheriff even though the Minneapolis Police Department will suffer. Minneapolis’s loss is our gain. Vote for Duncan!

Vote for Rick Duncan August 10th

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A Message to Young Voters

A Message to Young Voters
The Prison Industrial Complex Wants You! In Jail!
Opinion and Political Commentary by Jonathan P. Glassel

Throughout history, unscrupulous business persons have profited from the misery of others. For centuries, European traders amassed great fortunes in the slave trade.

When the British finally abolished slavery in 1840, these traders turned to the lucrative Opium Trade.

Britain and America actually went to war with China to insure wealthy Opium traders could profit from the addiction of millions of Chinese.

This Anglo American induced drug epidemic did not end until the Communist Revolution a hundred years later when the drug addicts were simply executed, taken out and shot.

In today’s world, The Prison Industrial Complex profits from the misery and forced incarceration of millions non violent Americans.

The Criminal Justice System is big business, not only in this country, but right here in Chisago County.

Many young people, old enough to vote, but not for drinking are jailed for underage consumption of alcohol, an offense that does not require jail time in Washington and other metropolitan counties.

The local Prison Industrial Complex places the young offender in a jail full of addicts, introducing them to drugs at an early age.

Through probation and other means, the young “offender,” is often returned to jail for further “indoctrination.”

The Prison Industrial Complex knows, if they can get you young, they will have a return customer for life.

If you don’t vote, you don’t count!

Sad, but true.

Many Politicians pander to the people who vote, often leaving young voters, ages 18 to 30 with little clout in local government. This same age group will pay for the excesses of the Prison Industrial Complex, either in prison as a “customer,” or as a taxpayer.

If you vote, you will be noticed at the polls. Local politicians will take notice of this trend and you will get the political clout you deserve.

For the first time in decades, we have an opportunity to break the stranglehold of the Prison Industrial Complex in Chisago County.

The choice is clear. Karl Schreck is a pawn of the Prison Industrial Complex while Rick Duncan does not want to see you in jail.

Rick’s character is strong, his moral fiber is high. Rick has no desire to fill quotas or to make criminals out of ordinary citizens to keep the jails full.

I hope you will check out http://www.duncanforsheriff.com/. and http://www.schreckforsheriff.com/.

It’s pretty clear; Rick Duncan is the most qualified candidate.

I hope you will urge your friends to vote. Never think your vote doesn’t count. In a small community one vote can make a huge difference, for all of us.

Thanks for reading, thanks for getting involved, Jon

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Early Voting Now Open!

Early Voting Now Open!

Vote Absentee
The Following is copied directly from the Chisago County Website. Please note; the misspellings are not mine!

You can vote by absentee ballot if you are unable to vote in person on Election Day because you are:

Absent from the precinct
Ill or disabled
An election judge serving in another precinct
Unable to go to the polling place due to a religious holiday or beliefs

Absentee ballots are available 45 days prior to the State Primary and the State General Election. You may pick up an application for an absentee ballot in person, or request one from the Chisago County Auditors Office, Chisago County Governmnet Center, Room 271, 313 North Main Sttreet, Center City, MN 55012, (651) 213-8500 (651) 213-8500.

In person: You may vote in person at the Chisago County Auditors Office during the following times for the Primary and General Elections:

During normal office hours beginning 45 days before the election
On the Saturday before the election from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. or
On the Monday before the election until 5 p.m.

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