[Leaning Right]

Career criminals like Tyrone need to be taken out of society permanently. They commit LOTS of crimes per week.

Yep. I read somewhere that the average career criminal does $250,000 worth of damage per year. And that doesn't even count the emotional damage to the victims.

So it would be a lot cheaper to lock them up permanently. And cheaper still to make them work. I say bring back the prison farms and the roadside chain gangs.

[PapaBear3625]

Yep. I read somewhere that the average career criminal does $250,000 worth of damage per year. And that doesn't even count the emotional damage to the victims.

Yep. Busting a car window to grab a purse might net the thief less than a hundred, while fixing the window might cause hundreds. Injuries from a mugging may involve thousands in hospital bills. Stolen items from a house will be lucky to be fenced for a few percent of their replacement costs. It's cheaper to have them locked up.

I'd like a variation of the "three strikes" law, where after conviction the jury is handed the guy's ENTIRE criminal record, and gets to vote on whether to execute him.

[Lady Lucky]

So it would be a lot cheaper to lock them up permanently. And cheaper still to make them work. I say bring back the prison farms and the roadside chain gangs.

If I had my way, we'd bring back the exile option too. Put them in a cold place like the Aleutians; minimum security would be needed; relatives could go visit or even move there with them, for a small fee or two...