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Too Many Prisoners

By tovarichpeter   Follow   Sat, 4 Aug 2012, 5:59pm   280 views   3 comments
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/05/opinion/sunday/too-many-prisoners.html?ref=opinion

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1. Peter P Follow Befriend (4) 117 threads 17,655 comments Premium

   1   6:02pm Sat 4 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   We can replace imprisonment with a combination of 1. Community Service 2. Caning 3. Execution depending on the severity of the crime.

2. APOCALYPSEFUCK is Shostakovich Follow Befriend (28) 171 threads 4,191 comments Premium

   2   7:58pm Sat 4 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   A lot of crimes should be punishable by a punch in the face.

3. jhall Follow Befriend (3) 23 threads 130 comments Minneapolis, MN

   3   9:03am Sun 5 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   From the story: Mandatory minimums have contributed in the last 20 years to the near tripling of federal prisoners, with more than half the prisoners now in for drug crimes. Me: Well, I for one am glad to see all those dopers put away where they can learn even more psychopathic behaviors, not get treated for their drug addiction, and score from the guards. Let's keep privatizing prisons and keep the focus away from treating the real problem of addiction...