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A strange thing, our punishment. It does not cleanse the criminal, it is no atonement; on the contrary, it pollutes worse than the crime does. - Nietzche

Having stopped for a minute to think about this, I have come to the conclusion that there is some truth to it. I am by no means "soft" on crime. In my opinion, I feel that the punishment should fit the crime. Steal from me, and I will have no problem cutting your arm off. Attack me with bodily force, I will shoot you.

I believe that the crime rate in this country is what it is because there is no REAL penalty for committing the crime. In what world should you be able to "improve your quality of life" by going to jail. The fact that our prison system is somewhat broken is a part of the problem.

Criminals should not get better food and living conditions than the "less fortunate" members of our society. I guess if I were a homeless person, the thought of robbing, raping, or shooting someone would be appealing to me because (unless the person dies), I could pretty much guarantee that I will receive a "sentance" to some place with 3 square meals a day, in a climate controlled environment...for free.

What a concept!

Now, the fact that the tax payers foot the bill for this luxurious lifestyle just aggravates me. If I am going to pay for it...let ME help rehabilitate the criminal. There will be no food or electricity; no heat or air conditioning. No beds or high quality government issued clothing. Bring back the chain gang. Farmers have it rough working their fields to make "ends meet"? Hell...ends would be meeting all over the place. Send the prisoners to work on the farm...or on the state road crews...or to work on construction sites. Anyplace where they can really repay their debt to society by improving society.

I'm sure there will be the few people that post comments that begin "Simba...some people really need help." PLEASE! The reason we have all this crime is that people have realized that they can get away with it.

My response ... Maybe they should come live with you. ;)

OK...I'm through rambling. If you are new to DA, welcome. I hope you enjoy your stay here as much as I have.

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I agree that too much money goes into funding American jails ... but I don't think it's the pretty life that you have painted. I, for one, would rather be fighting for food on the streets than stuck in an American jail ... than again, I'm also a big fan of my anal virginity. =)