[hoagy62]

Now, I haven't read the actual book, although I am aware of the gist of what RAH wrote. One thing I saw in the movie is that all criminals who committed crimes above a level of petty theft were executed within a day of their trails. Any crimes less than that were subject to public flogging. Not only that, the system was world-wide.

I'm not sure that system would work here, as with the way things are now, we might lose a third of the population.

But then...come to think of it...that might not be so bad.

[TexasBarak]

Please do not think that that horrible movie had anything in common with the book (aside from names and some generalities).I highly recommend the book.

[PapaBear3625]

One thing I saw in the movie is that all criminals who committed crimes above a level of petty theft were executed within a day of their trails. Any crimes less than that were subject to public flogging. Not only that, the system was world-wide.

It's a reversion to the old system. Prisons are a relatively modern invention. Older societies could not afford to feed large numbers of unproductive men. If somebody demonstrated that he was too dangerous to continue to live in the society, the only real choices were exile or execution.