Joe Biden Warns Of Increase In Murder And Rapes If Jobs Bill Not Passed

Vice President Joe Biden warned a crowd in Flint Michigan that if President Obama’s much touted jobs bill is not passed there will be increases in murders and rapes. “In 2008, when Flint had 265 sworn officers on their police force, there were 35 murders and 91 rapes in this city,” Biden said. “In 2010, when Flint had only 144 police officers, the murder rate climbed to 65 and rapes–just to pick two categories–climbed to 229. In 2011, you now only have 125 shields. God only knows what the numbers will be this year for Flint if we don’t rectify it.” He goes on to claim that Obama’s stimulus bill may have prevented murders and rapes by saying, “and God only knows what that number would have been had we not been able to get a little bit of help.”