Addressing Crime in America in John J. DiIulios Article, Let em Rot E

Addressing Crime in America in John J. DiIulios Article, allow em RotJohn J. DiIulio, Jr. writes his denomination, Let em Rot, in response to the invoke of the Union Address by President Clinton in January of 1994. In this oblige he focuses on the continually increasing crime problem in America. DiIulio feels that a change is needed in the way this country handles the penalization and rehabilitation of criminals. He makes a claim of policy that criminals should serve their spotless prison sentences. DiIulio asserts, a prison sentence of X years should besotted a prison sentence of X years (truth in sentencing) (563). He directs his article towards people who are concerned with the crime problem in America, specifically victims of crime and the families of criminals. He also primarily targets people who charter the Wall Street Journal and support truth-in-sentencing.Throughout the article, DiIulios support is primarily based on motivational appeal. He quickly draws interest in to the article through the shocking choice of words for his title. He then goes on to provoke readers with the...