February 20, 2004
Mark Twain's Timeless And Profound Understanding
Can you imagine an organisation that has a little more than 500 employees and has the following statistics:"It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly American criminal class except Congress."
*29 have been accused of domestic violence
* 7 have been arrested for fraud
* 19 have been accused of writing bouncy cheques
* 117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses
* 3 have served time in prison for assault
* 71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit
* 14 have been arrested on drug-related charges
* 8 have been arrested for shoplifting
* 21 are currently defendants in lawsuits
* 84 have been arrested for drunk driving
Can you guess which organisation this is?
It's the 535 members of the United States Congress. The so-called leaders of the free world.
-- Mark Twain
Congressional crime stats via The Common Man via London Class War.
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