| I can't get too excited about victimless
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| | takes for economic restitution would by
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| crimes, that is to say crimes in which
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| | and large dictate the length of the term.
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| the only victim is the person committing
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| | For example, if you attack another,
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| it. Those who want to self-destruct -
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| | incapacitating them, then you get to
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| provided the consequences are not
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| | spend whatever time is necessary earning
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| shouldered by others - have the right to
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| | the money to take care of them. Those who
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| do it. Everyone has the moral
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| | take another's life must substitute their
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| responsibility for their own person.
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| | own life with a lifetime of productive
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| Crimes against others is another matter.
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| | work to repay society and the victim's
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| Nobody has the right to inflict physical
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| | family.
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| harm on another. Nor does anyone have the
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| | Isn't this an obvious solution? Mere
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| right to harm us emotionally or
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| | imprisonment with society picking up the
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| economically. There are degrees of
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| | tab for the police and legal work and the
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| damage, obviously. Defamation does not
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| | maintenance of the criminal is nuts. Why
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| bring the harm that torture, rape or
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| | should the victim and society pay for the
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| murder does. In a just world, the
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| | evils of the wrongdoer?
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| punishment must fit the crime.
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| | How do you force someone in prison to
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| Perfect justice must begin with absolute
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| | work off his or her debt? Give them a
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| proof of guilt. Such is often not the
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| | choice. Either do it or go without food
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| case as evidenced by the numerous
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| | and shelter. That is the law that works
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| prisoners exonerated by DNA testing.
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| | throughout nature so why not apply it to
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| Punishment meted out unfairly is one of
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| | humans? How do you maintain discipline on
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| the cruelest forms of torture. The desire
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| | the farm? Well, a hard day's work will
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| to give innocence every chance to emerge
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| | leave little energy for much more than
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| is perhaps in large measure the reason
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| | rest. As it is now, prisoners sitting in
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| our criminal justice system often bogs
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| | cells all day have nothing other to do
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| down with technicalities and loopholes.
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| | with their energy than scheme more
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| If a person is guilty of violent crime
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| | wrongdoing. With my idea those who are a
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| what do we do then? The first step in a
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| | problem get penalized with an extension
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| rational approach is to decide whether we
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| | of their stay and longer work shifts.
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| want violent criminals to be free to roam
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| | This is a fair and just way to deter
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| our streets. We could be "kind and
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| | crime and offset the damage created by
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| understanding" and let them go after a
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| | it. It does not have the potential of
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| little counseling. But the evidence does
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| | unjustly taking the life of another since
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| not demonstrate that works. To be safe
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| | time would be provided for proof of
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| we'd all have to arm ourselves as
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| | innocence. And I'm not talking chain gang
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| increasing numbers of violent criminals
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| | here, but rather passable work and living
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| roamed the streets.
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| | conditions with the product of labor
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| If we are to protect ourselves from such
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| | going where it should, to the victims and
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| criminals, there are two logical choices:
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| | society. U.S. companies are always
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| 1. We lock them away in a box six feet
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| | looking for a cheaper labor force. Well
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| under ground after executing them. The
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| | here it is, right on our own shores
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| most just way to do the killing is
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| | numbering in the tens of thousands.
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| exactly the way they did it to their
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| | There is nothing better to sober someone
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| victim. That is a permanent solution,
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| | up and drain them of the energy to think
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| sure and just but it makes me uneasy
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| | up nefarious deeds than a hard day's
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| since there is almost always the question
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| | work. For minor offenders who have a
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| of true guilt.
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| | stint in these restitution farms and are
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| 2. We lock them away in some type of
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| | then released, they will know what work
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| secure institution. Since I am trying to
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| | is, actually improve their resume, spread
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| come up with a logical solution, that
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| | the word on the street that crime means
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| institution would not be our present
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| | hard work and be motivated not to return.
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| prison system.
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| | If they repeat offend, then society will
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| The second option leaves room for the
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| | not be the one to suffer. Criminals
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| possibility of exoneration with new
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| | should be self-maintaining, even a profit
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| exculpatory evidence. But if not prison,
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| | center rather than an economic sinkhole.
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| what? Criminals should be put on secure
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| | Our present penal system does not work.
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| restitution work farms instead. There
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| | It is a huge and unjust cost to society.
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| they will toil producing useful labor or
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| | To many it neither serves as punishment
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| goods for society commensurate with the
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| | nor deterrent. About three quarters of
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| damage they have done. The victim's
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| | all U.S. prison space has been built in
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| medical bills, lost work and incapacities
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| | the last decade. Just in California the
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| must be paid for by the offender.
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| | chances that a person either lives or
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| Moreover, all the costs to society for
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| | works in a prison is 1 in 200.
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| investigations, trials and room and board
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| | It's a crazy state of affairs. I wish I
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| while incarcerated must be paid. (A great
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| | could be warden of the world tomorrow and
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| motivation for those guilty to admit it
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| | fix it all.
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| and reduce the legal costs.) The time it
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