--- title: "10 Criminalizing Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 10 Criminalizing quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Criminalizing sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/851/kevin-sabet-46684_crime_you-do-not-have-to-go-to-either-criminal_862423.jpg" --- > [You do not have to go to either criminalizing and throwing people in prison. I don't think you should do that for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-sabet/you-do-not-have-to-go-to-either-criminalizing-and-throwing-people-in/) [Kevin Sabet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-sabet/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/851/kevin-sabet-46684_crime_you-do-not-have-to-go-to-either-criminal_862423.jpg) > [School is now a place where punishment and discipline are prioritized over serving students and educating them. Any moment where a student…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kimberle-williams-crenshaw/school-is-now-a-place-where-punishment-and-discipline-are-prioritized/) [Kimberle Williams Crenshaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kimberle-williams-crenshaw/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01b/kimberle-williams-crenshaw-112_crime_school-is-now-a-place-where-punishment-a_2295852.jpg) > [Our current prison state has the dual effect of getting rid of a superfluous population of basically unskilled workers (with a close…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/our-current-prison-state-has-the-dual-effect-of-getting-rid-of-a/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/995/noam-chomsky-42_class_our-current-prison-state-has-the-dual-ef_847365.jpg) > [We can see in retrospect that criminalizing the consumption of alcohol proves not to be the solution to the very real problem…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-loury/we-can-see-in-retrospect-that-criminalizing-the-consumption-of/) [Glenn Loury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-loury/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c4/glenn-loury-40213_addiction_we-can-see-in-retrospect-that-criminaliz_2175420.jpg) > [The issue is, you do not have to go to either criminalizing and throwing people in prison. I don't think you should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-sabet/the-issue-is-you-do-not-have-to-go-to-either-criminalizing-and/) [Kevin Sabet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-sabet/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d1/kevin-sabet-46684_drug_the-issue-is-you-do-not-have-to-go-to-ei_1228961.jpg) > [A symptomatic example of the way in which violence has saturated everyday life can be seen in the increased acceptance of criminalizing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-giroux/a-symptomatic-example-of-the-way-in-which-violence-has-saturated/) [Henry Giroux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-giroux/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/924/henry-giroux-945_acceptance_a-symptomatic-example-of-the-way-in-whic_1828998.jpg) > [This country would be a better place to live in if all the resources we currently put toward criminalizing marijuana were instead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-johnson/this-country-would-be-a-better-place-to-live-in-if-all-the-resources/) [Gary Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2d/gary-johnson-3710_better-place_this-country-would-be-a-better-place-to_1030554.png) > [Here, we have a country that is making its veterans, people who are struggling with post-traumatic stress, people who are struggling with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cory-booker/here-we-have-a-country-that-is-making-its-veterans-people-who-are/) [Cory Booker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cory-booker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe9/cory-booker-2546_country_here-we-have-a-country-that-is-making-it_1856434.jpg) > [I have made a career out of arguing that we shouldn't be criminalizing political differences. I've made a career out of arguing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-dershowitz/i-have-made-a-career-out-of-arguing-that-we-shouldn-t-be/) [Alan Dershowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-dershowitz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63b/alan-dershowitz-2194_abusive_i-have-made-a-career-out-of-arguing-that_689970.jpg) > [“If a young person is surviving by trading sex for the thing they need, what useful purpose is served by criminalizing that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-califia/if-a-young-person-is-surviving-by-trading-sex-for-the-thing-they-need/) [Pat Califia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-califia/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/461/pat-califia-52186_job-training_if-a-young-person-is-surviving-by-tradin_889725.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/criminalizing/#itemlist", "name": "Criminalizing Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You do not have to go to either criminalizing and throwing people in prison. 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The drug war is basically for this - It has nothing to do with drugs, but it has plenty to do with criminalizing an unwanted population and scaring everybody else.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Noam Chomsky" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/our-current-prison-state-has-the-dual-effect-of-getting-rid-of-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/995/noam-chomsky-42_class_our-current-prison-state-has-the-dual-ef_847365.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/995/noam-chomsky-42_class_our-current-prison-state-has-the-dual-ef_847365.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/995/noam-chomsky-42_class_our-current-prison-state-has-the-dual-ef_847365.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Our current prison state has the dual effect of getting rid of a superfluous population of basically…” — Noam Chomsky", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We can see in retrospect that criminalizing the consumption of alcohol proves not to be the solution to the very real problem of drunkenness. 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Behaviors that were normally handled by teachers, guidance counselors and school administrators are now dealt with by the police and the criminal justice system.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Henry Giroux" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-giroux/a-symptomatic-example-of-the-way-in-which-violence-has-saturated/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/924/henry-giroux-945_acceptance_a-symptomatic-example-of-the-way-in-whic_1828998.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/924/henry-giroux-945_acceptance_a-symptomatic-example-of-the-way-in-whic_1828998.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/924/henry-giroux-945_acceptance_a-symptomatic-example-of-the-way-in-whic_1828998.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A symptomatic example of the way in which violence has saturated everyday life can be seen in the increased…” — Henry Giroux", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 7, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "This country would be a better place to live in if all the resources we currently put toward criminalizing marijuana were instead spent by law enforcement on protection from real crime, as opposed to victimless crime.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gary Johnson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-johnson/this-country-would-be-a-better-place-to-live-in-if-all-the-resources/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2d/gary-johnson-3710_better-place_this-country-would-be-a-better-place-to_1030554.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2d/gary-johnson-3710_better-place_this-country-would-be-a-better-place-to_1030554.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2d/gary-johnson-3710_better-place_this-country-would-be-a-better-place-to_1030554.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“This country would be a better place to live in if all the resources we currently put toward criminalizing…” — Gary Johnson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Here, we have a country that is making its veterans, people who are struggling with post-traumatic stress, people who are struggling with depression, who often they're only hope is their access to marijuana to treat these illnesses, and here we are criminalizing them for doing what's necessary to stabilize their lives as a result of their service. 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We are better than this.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Cory Booker" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cory-booker/here-we-have-a-country-that-is-making-its-veterans-people-who-are/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe9/cory-booker-2546_country_here-we-have-a-country-that-is-making-it_1856434.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe9/cory-booker-2546_country_here-we-have-a-country-that-is-making-it_1856434.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe9/cory-booker-2546_country_here-we-have-a-country-that-is-making-it_1856434.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Here, we have a country that is making its veterans, people who are struggling with post-traumatic stress…” — Cory Booker", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I have made a career out of arguing that we shouldn't be criminalizing political differences. I've made a career out of arguing that the grand jury is an abusive institution. I have made a career out of arguing that we shouldn't stretch and expand the criminal law. I'm not going to change it because you think these are abnormal times. 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