According to figures from the Justice Department, the average rapist
serves only 5.2 years on jail, and the average murderer serves only
8.6 years. By contrast, the average time served for possession of LSD
is 10.1 years, and many Americans are serving mandatory minimum sentences
of 20 to 25 years for possession or sale of marijuana.
Milwaukee Journal, about two years ago (on the front page)
MATH TEST RESULTS ADD UP TO A FAILURE - Only 14% of eighth grade students
show average proficiency
Washington DC - AP - Just one in seven eighth grade students nationwide
can exhibit average proficiency in mathematics, according to a federal ....