“It’s expensive to incarcerate career criminals. But those folks do a lot of damage. So it’s more expensive to let them run free.”
It’s much more than just a dollars thing. It’s about people’s safety and security, and not having to look over your shoulders every time you go out. It’s quality of life.
> It’s much more than just a dollars thing. It’s about people’s safety and security… <
Right. I totally agree. I was just making the financial side of the argument.
I probably don’t have the numbers exactly right, but I read somewhere that it costs around $60,000 a year to keep a person in prison. But a career criminal on the outside does something like $250,000 worth of damage each year.
Crime breeds criminals, as well. I have wondered for a long time, how with programs like Big Brother and other bleeding hearts - where is the compassion for the innocent young growing up with these monsters? How many are led into a life of crime by career criminals. I suspect many.
Set up a “crime prevention” commission with each member issued a 30.06 rifle and a case of ammunition..