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It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s the Superpredator Myth!
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Picture this: it’s the mid-'90s. Coolio’s Gangsta’s Paradise dominates the airwaves, and America’s crime hysteria is peaking. It’s the perfect time for a new villain to emerge: the “superpredator.” Tune in as we unravel the fear-mongering myth born from flawed statistics, Ivy League arrogance, and moral panic—spearheaded by Princeton professor John DiIulio. We explore how this theory intersected with the 1994 Crime Bill, fueling mass incarceration and devastating policies, with guests Kris Henning (Director of the Juvenile Justice Clinic at Georgetown Law) and Yasmin Cader (Deputy Director at the ACLU). Through stories like Terrance Lewis’s—wrongfully imprisoned for 22 years—we reveal the human cost of a lie that reshaped America’s justice system.
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Sources:
https://www.newsweek.com/did-liberals-put-black-america-behind-bars-297096[↩︎](about:blank#fnref1)
Martinson, R. "What works?—questions and answers about prison reform". Public Interest 1974↩︎
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/03/us/politics/bush-willie-horton.html[↩︎](about:blank#fnref3)
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/1992-democratic-party-platform[↩︎](about:blank#fnref4)
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/1994-crime-bill-and-beyond-how-federal-funding-shapes-criminal-justice[↩︎](about:blank#fnref5)
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/6/20/18677998/joe-biden-1994-crime-bill-law-mass-incarceration[↩︎](about:blank#fnref6)
Clips:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HY45DY2B8w&t=356s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izRCGHJmg0M&t=1568s
https://www.pbs.org/video/retro-report-on-pbs-season-1-episode-8-correcting-myth-superpredator/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0uCrA7ePno
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Manage episode 450930754 series 3325132
Picture this: it’s the mid-'90s. Coolio’s Gangsta’s Paradise dominates the airwaves, and America’s crime hysteria is peaking. It’s the perfect time for a new villain to emerge: the “superpredator.” Tune in as we unravel the fear-mongering myth born from flawed statistics, Ivy League arrogance, and moral panic—spearheaded by Princeton professor John DiIulio. We explore how this theory intersected with the 1994 Crime Bill, fueling mass incarceration and devastating policies, with guests Kris Henning (Director of the Juvenile Justice Clinic at Georgetown Law) and Yasmin Cader (Deputy Director at the ACLU). Through stories like Terrance Lewis’s—wrongfully imprisoned for 22 years—we reveal the human cost of a lie that reshaped America’s justice system.
Follow The Show:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/fraudstersLPN
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fraudsterslpn/
Discord: https://discord.gg/WRZ8zgusPT
Website: https://fraudsters.fm/
Follow the Hosts: https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/justin_williams_comedy
https://twitter.com/arielleaty
Follow Our Guests:
https://x.com/profkrishenning
https://www.instagram.com/yasmin_cader/?hl=en
Sources:
https://www.newsweek.com/did-liberals-put-black-america-behind-bars-297096[↩︎](about:blank#fnref1)
Martinson, R. "What works?—questions and answers about prison reform". Public Interest 1974↩︎
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/03/us/politics/bush-willie-horton.html[↩︎](about:blank#fnref3)
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/1992-democratic-party-platform[↩︎](about:blank#fnref4)
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/1994-crime-bill-and-beyond-how-federal-funding-shapes-criminal-justice[↩︎](about:blank#fnref5)
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/6/20/18677998/joe-biden-1994-crime-bill-law-mass-incarceration[↩︎](about:blank#fnref6)
Clips:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HY45DY2B8w&t=356s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izRCGHJmg0M&t=1568s
https://www.pbs.org/video/retro-report-on-pbs-season-1-episode-8-correcting-myth-superpredator/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0uCrA7ePno
Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.
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