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Does the Fear of Jail Actually Prevent Crime?
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| November 27, 2007
| John Lott, Jr.
Posted on 11/28/2007 5:24:39 AM PST by libstripper
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John does a good job here of poking a hole in another piece of Soros funded idiocy.
To: libstripper
Having been in jail a few times myself I wouldn’t call it fear but I do know that I don’t want to go back.
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posted on
11/28/2007 5:27:41 AM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Only one consistent conservative in this race and his name is Hunter.)
To: libstripper
If fear of prison deters crime, then great, but it it isnt the point. Prison is a punishment.
Fear of prison does deter allot of crime, but not everyone fears it. Decent people fear it, the turds on the street dont. Prison is supposed to be a punishment.
If the death penalty deters crime, then super! There again, it is a punishment.
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posted on
11/28/2007 5:31:53 AM PST
by
GregoTX
(The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.)
To: libstripper
I see three choices when people do bad things:
1) Put them in prison.
2) Kill them
3) Do nothing, and shrug off the whole concept of "people do bad things".
If putting people in prison is foolish, then I guess we're down to just two choices ...
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posted on
11/28/2007 5:31:55 AM PST
by
ClearCase_guy
(The broken wall, the burning roof and tower. And Agamemnon dead.)
To: libstripper
“Does the Fear of Jail Actually Prevent Crime?”
Is the author referring to the old Graybar Hotel? Three hots and a cot, complete health coverage, gym facilities, library privileges and vocational education - all funded by John Q. Taxpayer... of course it deters crime! Who in their right mind would want to be subjected to that sort of torment???
To: libstripper
Not if your last name is Clinton.
To: libstripper
Now I'm just confused. I thought the left wanted us to have people in prison so we could rehabilitate them and release them into society, not as a deterrent to crime.
It's amazing how easily they overlook basic logic. More police in an area == less crime, more people going to prison from crimes == less crime. I live on the border of two counties in Texas. One has a reputation for being especially tough on crime, the other is more lax. Police friends have told me stores of being in pursuit of people and them screeching to a stop just to avoid being picked up in the "tough" county. May or may not be true, but it makes for a good story.
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posted on
11/28/2007 5:37:30 AM PST
by
faloi
To: libstripper
Well there Soros the crime rate started to fall in this country when three strikes became fashionable. Does your study see no correlation? If not you need new researchers.
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posted on
11/28/2007 5:37:40 AM PST
by
mad_as_he$$
(Illegal Immigration, a Clear and Present Danger.)
To: ClearCase_guy
I prefer number 2. Saves money.
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posted on
11/28/2007 5:38:11 AM PST
by
mad_as_he$$
(Illegal Immigration, a Clear and Present Danger.)
To: ClearCase_guy
4.) Brand them on the forehead.
5.) Cane them.
6.) Sent them to the principal’s office.
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posted on
11/28/2007 5:42:59 AM PST
by
Lonesome in Massachussets
(NYT Headline: Protocols of the Learned Elders of CBS: Fake but Accurate, Experts Say)
To: libstripper
Yep - if they make jail an actual punishment instead of a time-out, it might make a better deterrent. No TV, no smokes, no booze, no drugs, no sex, o cosmetic surgery, just a Spartan, life-sustaining existence with daily hardships like hard labor, etc., and it just might do what it was designed to do before the ACLU got hold of it.
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posted on
11/28/2007 5:44:33 AM PST
by
trebb
("I am the way... no one comes to the Father, but by me..." - Jesus in John 14:6 (RSV))
To: libstripper
Does the Fear of Jail Actually Prevent Crime?The fear of the DEATH PENALTY doesn't prevent crime.
The only thing that prevents crime is a dead criminal.
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posted on
11/28/2007 5:46:00 AM PST
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: libstripper; Squantos
Not as much as fear of a bullet.
To: libstripper
Solution: put the basketball and baseball teams in prison.
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posted on
11/28/2007 5:49:36 AM PST
by
azhenfud
(The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
To: libstripper
In our society, prison only deters those who are inclined to obey the law anyway. Criminals think we are dummies for obeying the law, because many of them understand that if they break the law they will either not get caught, will have a lengthy delay until punished, and punishment is not likely to be severe.
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posted on
11/28/2007 5:50:40 AM PST
by
rlmorel
(Liberals: If the Truth would help them, they would use it.)
To: libstripper
I was under the impression that having criminals in an effective prison was 100% effective at keeping them from committing a crime against society for the duration of the sentence. If prisons are not reducing crime enough, the problem must be that the sentences are too short.
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posted on
11/28/2007 5:51:11 AM PST
by
RogerD
To: libstripper
Well, jail time should be a serious deterrent to anyone with half a brain and and ounce of consciousness.
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posted on
11/28/2007 5:51:20 AM PST
by
RSmithOpt
(Liberalism: Highway to Hell)
To: trebb
Yep - if they make jail an actual punishment instead of a time-out, it might make a better deterrent.
I did 6 months in the county jail for drunk driving some years ago. There were prison inmates there for various reasons like court dates. Most of the prison inmates said they would rather be at the prison because it was easier time to do.
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posted on
11/28/2007 5:52:31 AM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Only one consistent conservative in this race and his name is Hunter.)
To: Jack Hammer
“Three hots and a cot, complete health coverage, gym facilities, library privileges and vocational education - all funded by John Q. Taxpayer... of course it deters crime! Who in their right mind would want to be subjected to that sort of torment???”
I think you’re right.
Having visited several prisons in the NC department of corrections system, I can tell you that the prisoners have living conditions better than I did in the military.
I don’t think they fear it. It’s just a change of address for many.
Alabama had it right when they brought back chain gangs in the 80’s. (That wasn’t PC so it didn’t last long)
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posted on
11/28/2007 5:52:31 AM PST
by
EEDUDE
To: libstripper
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