“Klobuchar’s statements on juvenile justice read like a how-to guide on creating a school-to-prison pipeline. She blamed “violent popular culture” for mass shootings, and said low-level “engaging in delinquent behavior and committing low-level crimes” was a warning sign for such heinous acts of violence. As county attorney, Klobuchar claimed a causal relationship between kids skipping out on school and killing people. In 2003, Black kids faced over 60 percent of Klobuchar’s new juvenile delinquency petitions, despite Black people only being about 13 percent of her county’s population at that time.“
Filter Magazine
January 30, 2019