What should be done about American prisoner numbers?

Post by **_Bond...James Bond** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 4:48 am

We incarcerate more people than anyone on Earth. 1 in every 100 American adults is in prison. What should we do with these people? Do we just continue to sit on them (figuratively of course)? What what what? Imprisoning all these people in my opinion is a waste of money.

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Personally I think prisoners should be offered a choice of serving in the military rather than sitting in prison. Offer two for one years could draw a few recruits (2 years in prison sentence for 1 year of service). More men to fill our manpower shortages, empty the prisons. That's what I think anyway. What's anyone else thing on the subject?

Post by **_Boaz & Lidia** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:18 am

With that amount, I wonder why we still do animal testing. Humans are far more descriptive.

Tester in charge: "NEXT!"

Tester: "You! number DU-459C-004, take this cleaner and pour some into your eye"

DU-459C-004 cringes as he pours the cleaner into his eye...

Tester: "How does it feel?"

DU-459C-004: "It feels like it is burning and it stings"

Tester: "Noted. Can you see out of that eye?"

DU-459C-004: "Not very well.. sobbing... it is blurry"

Tester: "Rinse that eye and get back in line, you still have another eye"

Later that year we pick up the new cleaner and read the warning label:

WARNING! KEEP OUT OF EYES!!!
May cause burning, stinging and blurry or loss or vison.

Oh and this marketing jingle: "Buy with confidence, this product is animal testing free!"

Post by **_moksha** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 9:11 am

Too bad we couldn't do a Mariel-like boatload to France.

Post by **_Moniker** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:28 pm

Oh! We get them as young people in our schools. We don't shuffle them into special education where they are neglected and set aside to continue on their path of learned helplessness. They need adults that help them understand their worth and value. It's too late for most by the time they're in prison, imho. :(

This didn't address your concern, I guess....... sorry.... I just have issues with teens being shuffled into segments of the school population, held back, and then not encouraged in our schools.

/teeny rant off/

Post by **_Mercury** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:18 pm

Decriminalization for posession of a harmless plant for starters.

Post by **_asbestosman** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:53 pm

Do you think Soylent Greens would help cut down on the cost of feeding prisoners?

Post by **_Bond...James Bond** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:14 pm

Mercury wrote:Decriminalization for posession of a harmless plant for starters.

I agree. Legalize it and tax it hell out of it.

Post by **_Mercury** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:48 pm

Bond...James Bond wrote:
Mercury wrote:Decriminalization for posession of a harmless plant for starters.

I agree. Legalize it and tax it hell out of it.

Totally. If I could purchase a metered amount in a safe, clean federally regulated environment the world would be a better place.

Plus weed does not kill your liver.

Post by **_Scottie** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 4:26 am

I'm not so sure our prisons are overflowing with weed smokers...

Post by **_ludwigm** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:58 am

Bond...James Bond wrote:...
Personally I think prisoners should be offered a choice of serving in the military rather than sitting in prison. Offer two for one years could draw a few recruits (2 years in prison sentence for 1 year of service). More men to fill our manpower shortages, empty the prisons. That's what I think anyway. What's anyone else thing on the subject?

As a retired officer of the army, I am happy to be a retired one ( and to be non-US captain ) after this will be introduced.

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