To: Cubs Fan
The real truth is in spite of the "large" (sob sob) prison population we don't punish criminals enough in this country. Constantly stories arise of evil predators out among us killing and destroying more lives instead of in jail where they belong. Crimninals need to be put away, and habitual criminals need to be put away forever. If that means building more prisons, then hell yeah, by all friggin means, go for it.
The real problem is that we fail to lock up violent criminals permanently. And we should segregate the violent criminals from the non-violent criminals in prisons.
I don't feel safer when they release a murderer or rapist to lock up some drug peddler or a swindler. Or even a former member of the Xlinton regime.
I think we need to focus overwhelmingly on never releasing violent criminals who rape and kill. We need to execute them or at least see to it that there is no more parole for them. They should serve full sentences.
To: George W. Bush
The real thing is that the soft on crime pols want that money to spend on MORE SOCIAL ENGINEERING programs. Recidivisim rate is 68% UP from the 62% in the 1983 BJS report.
Crime has gone down in proportion to the number of inmates locked up and executed.
16 posted on
01/24/2004 8:56:53 AM PST by
GailA
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