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Comatose Sphagetti

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30. It has been my observation and experience...
Sat Feb 16, 2013, 07:39 PM
Feb 2013

That the majority of those who champion harsh punishment are authoritarian, conservative, and christian.

Our penal system is a direct result of biblical 'eye-for-an-eye' bullshit.

Seconded on all counts. n/t Scootaloo Feb 2013 #1
I can't remember the quote... Democracyinkind Feb 2013 #2
"The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons."--Dostoyevsky Comrade Grumpy Feb 2013 #20
I knew it was one of the great russians.. thx 4 helping out... Democracyinkind Feb 2013 #22
Agree 100% Kath1 Feb 2013 #3
Well you are out of step then zeemike Feb 2013 #4
Which is such a damned laugh... Daemonaquila Feb 2013 #10
But you have to admire the business plan. zeemike Feb 2013 #16
It is dumb, mean, and very expensive.That last one is why it is so popular. nt bemildred Feb 2013 #5
Totally agree. n/t. OceanEcosystem Feb 2013 #6
One of my biggest personal transformations Puzzledtraveller Feb 2013 #7
It's still very much about the incarcerated, not just the society that incarcerates. freedom fighter jh Feb 2013 #8
+1 (nt) Nine Feb 2013 #9
Yes, yes, yes, and yes. Iggo Feb 2013 #11
A senisble position helveticas Feb 2013 #12
I'm not. Rapists and murderers should be damned to hell on earth. EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #13
why? what does that achieve? What does it achieve for the victim? cali Feb 2013 #17
I'm glad we're not all like you. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2013 #21
Sorry, the dark ages ended several centuries ago. Too bad you missed it, sounds like you'd fit in. white_wolf Feb 2013 #23
Where the heck are you from? Sweden? Norway? "Basic human dignity"? pampango Feb 2013 #14
It's a business now mzteris Feb 2013 #15
They should be safe, humane accommodations where people ..... oldhippie Feb 2013 #18
I'd go with something like the Dutch system, which delivers results like this: Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #19
I despise our prison system sorefeet Feb 2013 #24
agreed La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2013 #25
I'm against prisons. Cleita Feb 2013 #26
A mental hospital for dangerous felons would be a de facto prison. period. cali Feb 2013 #29
If that's the way it's run, but if it's run like a hospital even though Cleita Feb 2013 #33
I stand with you, cali! We MUST break this circle!!!! nt patrice Feb 2013 #27
K&R MotherPetrie Feb 2013 #28
It has been my observation and experience... Comatose Sphagetti Feb 2013 #30
Completely agree... (nt) petronius Feb 2013 #31
K&R Solly Mack Feb 2013 #32
Agree to an extent (personal experience) Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #34
Since you have some on hands experience I'd like to ask something. white_wolf Feb 2013 #37
Thanks (cont) Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #43
"There are a good number of people in prison who are simply evil." Comatose Sphagetti Feb 2013 #45
One label addresses cause, the other describes both cause and effect... Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #46
In a cell for 23 hours, 3 hots, cot, medical,1 hr exercise, safe, & visitation is no hell hole. aikoaiko Feb 2013 #35
I question how safe the U.S. prison system is. white_wolf Feb 2013 #38
The supermax conditions I described are generally very safe. aikoaiko Feb 2013 #44
Awesome!!!! Thank you so much!!!! ZombieHorde Feb 2013 #36
Very eloquent statement! markpkessinger Feb 2013 #39
Good for you... Coyote_Tan Feb 2013 #40
Agree. nt PufPuf23 Feb 2013 #41
Great post! I agree 100%. Auntie Bush Feb 2013 #42
Prisons for profit is about making money not solving crime. donheld Feb 2013 #47
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