Natural Law Party Platform 2000: on Crime


Meditation can help reduce stress, which causes crime

Current crime prevention programs overlook the devastation wrought by traumatic stress. To reduce crime, stress must be reduced in at-risk individuals. Scientific studies have shown that practicing Transcendental Meditation reduces stress and violence.
Source: Natural Law Party Platform 2000 Nov 7, 2000

Death penalty is not an effective deterrent

Experience shows that capital punishment neither deters crime nor saves money. Although we support a strong penal code, especially for violent crimes, the current effort to extend the death penalty to include a wide range of crimes is a desperate reaction arising from deep frustration. We believe the national mood will shift away from an outcry for the harshest possible punishment and towards more compassionate solutions.
Source: Natural Law Party Platform 2000 Nov 7, 2000

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Gov.Jeb Bush(FL)
Dr.Ben Carson(MD)
Gov.Chris Christie(NJ)
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Carly Fiorina(CA)
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Donald Trump(NY)
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V.P.Joe Biden(DE)
Gov.Martin O`Malley(MD)
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Robert Steele(L-NY)
Dr.Jill Stein(G,MA)
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