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Originally posted by meetthecreeper
I think the prison system is loaded with way too many people that dont need to be there, I dont have the time for examples but they sure aint violent criminals.
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pot possession ..among one .. prostitution..
(2 things that should be legalized and govt. regulated)
but then we have another question ...
there are a lot of laws you can break without being a violent offender. Some of those broken laws have destroyed lives (fraud for one example), and cost us a ton of money (computer fraud)
Or the new favorite .. wittingly having sex with people unaware you're HIV positive.
What do we do with these guys ? There has to be a deterrent strong enough to keep people from offending .. and there has to be retribution for those that do.
(the same as being a parent .. you always have to carry through with a promised punishment or your word holds no weight)
depending on the seriousness (size/scope) of the crime there will no doubt be jail time ..but for the 'small fry' I'm all for seeing them doing community work , etc.
(shit - even then it has to be supervised so there goes the taxpayers money again)
there arent any easy answers ..
except for making the violent offenders work for every cent they cost the system. .. that one seems like a no brainer.