The problem with our criminal justice system is we have too many criminals left alive. If we executed felons like our forefathers did then the crime rate would be a fraction of what it is today.
Certainly “felony-flation” is a problem. We’ve used it for things that we particularly hate, not things that would ever traditionally have called for people to be put to death.
Be careful about claims about “crime rate” as well. Many of these statistics turn blind eyes to alternative ways of carrying out evil.
I don't like prison sentences longer than 5 years.
If the crime is mild, give 'em 5 years or less.
If that sentence seems too mild, given a particular crime, then just execute them.
While I don't want to see any innocent people killed, our current system lets illegals and criminals walk the street. Innocent people get killed every day in their own neighborhoods. And criminals get murdered in prison every day by prisoners who have nothing to fear.
More executions would be good. Or else colonize Mars.
Yes. Also the trial systems from back then were much more efficient and sentences carried out without much delay.
I wouldnt say every trial, but certainly for clear cut cases where the evidence is overwhelming and/or the criminal admits guilt, go for top speed.
“The problem with our criminal justice system is we have too many criminals left alive. If we executed felons like our forefathers did then the crime rate would be a fraction of what it is today.”
Exactly. This is one where I agree with Obama that we have too many people in prison. The recidivism rate would drop to zero in a lot of cases, too. Lots of benefits to the death penalty.