Criminals and the Slap on a Wrist

Original 4/13/05

Criminals that are lifers - do NOT need to EVER be allowed back in public. And if the "right to life" or "prisoner rights" groups want to PAY to keep them in jail for life then fine. Otherwise, let's bring back a sure method of making sure they don't harm us again. No, I am not advocating cutting off hands, or genitals, or any "offending" body part. I am saying that life-time criminals should not have life. Yes, the death penalty. We would save millions each year by dropping the “supermax prisons” off the tax-payroll.

This includes crimes from identity theft [they set out to destroy your life] to egregious child molestation and “slavery” [white, black, or other]; car theft to mob and drug crimes. ANY crime more serious than stealing a loaf of bread, and where the criminal shows they will be a problem for society forever.

Where do the "rights" groups come in? If they want these criminals alive, then they can DONATE THEIR MONEY to the state of their choice, with the money directed by law to the general upkeep of the prison population. NO money for TV's in every cell, or weights that just make criminals more dangerous when they do get out. There are many groups, mainly religious, who don’t want the death penalty; fine. And there are many people in jail, even “death row”, that are innocent; we need to make sure that we separate the one-time criminals from the career criminals. But even career-purse-snatchers are more than we need on the streets again. We spend tens-of-thousands of dollars hunting down these “small-time” thieves, so lock them up forever too.

And these jails do not have to be nice; how about un-used desert space, with AC for the guards and fans for the prisoners? Give them some play area, some balls (no bats) and gloves and other things for activities, so long as it won’t make them more dangerous. And if their relatives (or others) want to give extras that fit within the restrictions, fine - just don’t ask ME to pay for it.

Updated 10/28/09

One last point, food for thought, etc, and boy could this generate responses - America jails more of its population than any other nation. I do worry about WHY this is so [do we lock up minor offenders because they are are not white, like me?] because I start wondering if there is a conspiracy of some intent I don’t understand.

We need to find some way to reduce this number (better education?). My solution to crime, as outlined, will initially put far more behind bars, unless because of the “warning” of the law’s passage, they stop the activity beforehand. But when people realize they will be put away forever, including those “rich” folks on wall street and other places using drugs [just like purse snatchers, these “minor” repeat offenders take the police on a ride, costing us huge $$], then crime will go down. Remember that many in a family know that the spouse is at least doing “questionable things” like drugs, which support organized crime (the one thing “Bush 43” was right about). If they don’t want the family broken up, and possessions seized, then they will put pressure on the family member to stop, or kick them out themselves.