There are so many people in prison now a days. Any ideas on how to keep so many people from going in?
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"Good" makes it hard to answer. You can keep people from going to jail by changing the punishment for crime. Say restitution instead of jail time for stealing. You can make actions currently illegal legal, buying, selling, and using drugs (this would have to include void current prescription rules as well). You can expand and streamline the death penalty. If you kill someone, no matter how, you are executed within 30 days of conviction.
Take the healthy one's, give them an orange jump suit with an American flag on the side and a good parachute. Drop them out over the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan and let them know if they catch bin laden thet get a full pardon. Good luck!
Ok seriously; we should build huge prisons on the Iraqi %26#92; Iranian border. They could double as bases and interefere with the Iranian flow of weapons and such into Iraq, give the Iraqi's good jobs, and they could stack our prisoners up and take pictures of them for newsweek whenever they wanted.
Decriminalize drugs. People shouldn't go to jail for possessing, selling, or smoking pot. Putting pot smokers in an environment with murderers creates violent criminals out of those who otherwise would not be. It takes citizens away from families that need them. The war on drugs is a sham and does more harm than good.
Release non-violent minor drug offenders.
Bring back the 2 parent family unit and get rid of the current 1 mother ,5 kids(by 4 dads) and the gubberment unit.
With 28% of the population of the prison system Illegal aliens, perhaps we should send them back home.
Frankly, I think rapists, murderers and child molesters should be hung or shot and save the time and money to house them for people who can be rehabilitated. Then those who are in need rehabilitation before getting out and have a job before getting out so they have a chance to survive without the crime. You can't put them in, forget about them and them expect them to know how to act when they get out with $50 in thier pockets. I have never been in prison but worked in one and had a friend go to prison for something menial. He was never given counseling or anything while in there and when he left they gave him $50 and said, "good luck." How is someone sposed to start over with $50? He had no family so I took him in for 6 months and gave him a chance. He's doing good now.
I think people would think before acting if there was corporal punishment.
Legalise crime ! Simple but effective. I think in some parts of the UK they are already doing this its just that they havent told anyone !!!
The only answer I can see is sending them all to the military except the killers should do hard labor 5 days a week.
Could institute something like caning. A few good swats might do more good than a couple of years in jail anyway.
kill everyone on death row, cut off the fingers of theives and cane/whip the rest based on severity
People need to understand that in order for good to exist, so does bad. I believe prison only reinforce's their conviction. They learn new skills and have to live by a law reminiscent of medieval times. Everything that is by societies definition as bad, has an equal part in society. Jails have upset the balance of life and death. Now the world is overpopulated and dying. Maybe people should rely and develop their own self defence and protection. Instead they pay taxes so an incompetent governing system can do it for them. Trust in your own abilities and rights people, protect what is yours.
All things have to die - will you meet yours on your knee's asking for help?
There are probably more than you would want to know about that are illegal and legal aliens.
When I was working for the state park system we would use prisoners that are part of a work release program. These programs are run by state and county detention centers. Most of the prisoners we got on our work crews spoke Spanish and some English. Many though could not speak any English at all.
The other day I was reading in the local paper about someone that was in our area trying to recruit volunteers to visit prisoners in the Federal Prisons because many that were in there didn't have anyone on the out side that could visit them. POOR BABIES.
The thing that got me was that one of the requirements was that you had to speak Spanish in order to participate in the program.
So you want to know how to lighten the prison population? Start sending criminals back to their own country. Deport those that shouldn't be here. Why the hell are our tax dollars paying to feed and clothe people that shouldn't never have been entered into the penal detention system to begin with?
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
What would be a good punishment for spammers?
If a spammer filling our email in-boxes with "enlargement kits" or "Viagra" or "casinos" or "pre-approved loans" is caught what should be his punishment?
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Die!
The nose in the book penalty.
Spam them for life! : D or maybe just have him sit in front of his computer and somehow clean out all that mess all day and night. I hate those idiots. Bad experiences eh? Same here.
Some ideas:
* Must listen to 36 straight hours of Hillary Clinton
* Nothing but Oprah on their tv
* Only People magazine to read for a year
* All fingernails pulled out with pliers
* Unprocessed pulpwood for toilet paper
* Only dial-up internet fom now on
* Only pinto beans and water for a month
That'll teach the little $%*($#!s
Advertisement aversion therapy in the same manner that Alex was treated in "A Clockwork Orange" to be averse to violence.
Make them watch endless loops of really horrible and insipid commercials, with equally horrible commercial jingles playing in the background.
I know - too cruel.
We should tie them up in the middle of a casino, hook them up to an "enlargment kit", make them take viagra while filling out information for a "pre-approved loan". :-)
They have to spend 24 hours of community service for every person they spam, and each time they spammed they. In other words if they spmmed John Smith 34 times and John Doe 45 times, they need to do 79 days of work.
If they refuses
DEATH!
bleh, i hate spammers! SHOW NO MERCY!! MAKE THEM WATCH ALL THE STUPIDEST COMMERCIALS, MAKE THEM READ SPAM, PAY FOR IT, BUY A NEW COMPUTER WHEN THE SPAM KILLS IT, GIVE THEM SLOWER THAN DIAL UP INTERNET, BLACK AND WHITE TV, ONLY 12 INCHES, MONO SOUND, KIDDIE PROGRAMS....wowwwwwwwwww... i havent gone into ppunishment...i've gone into cruel and unusual torture. sick and twisted..im gonna give myslef nightmares.but still, fitting for a spammer
Ugh...spammers! they should be taken to the nearest video store, strapped to a chair and be made to watch a straight weeks worth of insipid, low-budget movies!
Answers:
Die!
The nose in the book penalty.
Spam them for life! : D or maybe just have him sit in front of his computer and somehow clean out all that mess all day and night. I hate those idiots. Bad experiences eh? Same here.
Some ideas:
* Must listen to 36 straight hours of Hillary Clinton
* Nothing but Oprah on their tv
* Only People magazine to read for a year
* All fingernails pulled out with pliers
* Unprocessed pulpwood for toilet paper
* Only dial-up internet fom now on
* Only pinto beans and water for a month
That'll teach the little $%*($#!s
Advertisement aversion therapy in the same manner that Alex was treated in "A Clockwork Orange" to be averse to violence.
Make them watch endless loops of really horrible and insipid commercials, with equally horrible commercial jingles playing in the background.
I know - too cruel.
We should tie them up in the middle of a casino, hook them up to an "enlargment kit", make them take viagra while filling out information for a "pre-approved loan". :-)
They have to spend 24 hours of community service for every person they spam, and each time they spammed they. In other words if they spmmed John Smith 34 times and John Doe 45 times, they need to do 79 days of work.
If they refuses
DEATH!
bleh, i hate spammers! SHOW NO MERCY!! MAKE THEM WATCH ALL THE STUPIDEST COMMERCIALS, MAKE THEM READ SPAM, PAY FOR IT, BUY A NEW COMPUTER WHEN THE SPAM KILLS IT, GIVE THEM SLOWER THAN DIAL UP INTERNET, BLACK AND WHITE TV, ONLY 12 INCHES, MONO SOUND, KIDDIE PROGRAMS....wowwwwwwwwww... i havent gone into ppunishment...i've gone into cruel and unusual torture. sick and twisted..im gonna give myslef nightmares.but still, fitting for a spammer
Ugh...spammers! they should be taken to the nearest video store, strapped to a chair and be made to watch a straight weeks worth of insipid, low-budget movies!
What would be a "con" for the use of video cameras in police cars?
I have to write a paper on this... but I am more for it and I really can not think of a reason why we wouldn't put video cameras in police cars. They act as an unbiased third 'person', and it protects both the police and the suspect.
Your thoughts are appreciated.
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The only thing I can think of, is being pulled over by a bad cop who just wants to ruin your life or has a "hit" on you, it would be harder to shoot him and go on with life.
Also, another thought...
We all know black people all look the same, so the wrong black person could easily be misidentified, say running from the car, especially with the low resolution that those cameras have. (I'm not a racist, by the way)
The video could become available to the public, and no court seems to care about the embarrassment, on top of the fines and ruling that would incur
when they get out to take a leak and forget to turn it off :)
The only con I can think of would be the infringement on innocent people's privacy, i.e. videotaping bystanders without their permission.
Most stores, for example, have to say "Videotaping in progress" or "CCTV" or whatever so that the customers don't sue for invasion of privacy.
In order for innocent bystanders who don't want to be videotaped to avoid being recorded, police would have to have a sign on their cruiser that says "Videotaping in progress" so that people would know that they might unexpectedly show up on one of those police chase videos.
It never has occurred to me to be a problem, but it could be viewed as a negative standpoint. Good luck with your paper.
Great question. I'm totally for them too. It is hard to come up with a good 'con' that doesn't sound completely paranoid about being filmed. I'm drawing a complete blank. Good luck with your paper.
Your thoughts are appreciated.
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The only thing I can think of, is being pulled over by a bad cop who just wants to ruin your life or has a "hit" on you, it would be harder to shoot him and go on with life.
Also, another thought...
We all know black people all look the same, so the wrong black person could easily be misidentified, say running from the car, especially with the low resolution that those cameras have. (I'm not a racist, by the way)
The video could become available to the public, and no court seems to care about the embarrassment, on top of the fines and ruling that would incur
when they get out to take a leak and forget to turn it off :)
The only con I can think of would be the infringement on innocent people's privacy, i.e. videotaping bystanders without their permission.
Most stores, for example, have to say "Videotaping in progress" or "CCTV" or whatever so that the customers don't sue for invasion of privacy.
In order for innocent bystanders who don't want to be videotaped to avoid being recorded, police would have to have a sign on their cruiser that says "Videotaping in progress" so that people would know that they might unexpectedly show up on one of those police chase videos.
It never has occurred to me to be a problem, but it could be viewed as a negative standpoint. Good luck with your paper.
Great question. I'm totally for them too. It is hard to come up with a good 'con' that doesn't sound completely paranoid about being filmed. I'm drawing a complete blank. Good luck with your paper.
What would a court typicly do in this situation?
if you have a warrent for falure to apear to a hearing, they can arrest you right. but what if the hearing is for something that the time limit of the statute of limitations has already run out on?? what would a court typicly do in this situation?
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If you have a warrant for a failure to appear, then at the time of the warrant being issued, the statute of limitations is tolled; meaning that the clock stops running. So, if you are brought in on the warrant, there is no violation of the statute of limitations.
If, however, at the time the warrant was issued, the statute of limitations had already run out, then when the person is brought to court, the attorney can simply point out that the case should be dismissed on speedy trial grounds.
i think fines will be harsher. but they wont arrest you
Usually the statute of limitations has to do with filing the complaint (in a criminal case). Once the case has been opened, the statute of limitations doesn't matter. The case remains open until closed by whoever is investigating it. Failure to comply with a court order is a separate issue to the statute of limitations. You could still face arrest or fine; it depends upon the jurisdiction and the type of case it is. Call and find out what your options are. Laws are different from one town to another. Don't assume the answer is that easy. Check out what the facts are and take appropriate action.
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If you have a warrant for a failure to appear, then at the time of the warrant being issued, the statute of limitations is tolled; meaning that the clock stops running. So, if you are brought in on the warrant, there is no violation of the statute of limitations.
If, however, at the time the warrant was issued, the statute of limitations had already run out, then when the person is brought to court, the attorney can simply point out that the case should be dismissed on speedy trial grounds.
i think fines will be harsher. but they wont arrest you
Usually the statute of limitations has to do with filing the complaint (in a criminal case). Once the case has been opened, the statute of limitations doesn't matter. The case remains open until closed by whoever is investigating it. Failure to comply with a court order is a separate issue to the statute of limitations. You could still face arrest or fine; it depends upon the jurisdiction and the type of case it is. Call and find out what your options are. Laws are different from one town to another. Don't assume the answer is that easy. Check out what the facts are and take appropriate action.
What would a county sue for in small claims court?
What are somethings that a county might sue someone for in small claims court? Just curious. Serious answers only. Thanks.
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Whatever a county can bill for under its state laws. Typically this would include: Hospital bills at the county hospital; Ambulance %26 paramedic bills; Parking bills %26 tickets; Utility bills (if supplied by the county); Fire department bills (for responding to alarms, extinguishing fires, etc); water %26 sewer charges; land clearing charges; building %26 business code violations; health, safety %26 fire code inspection charges; sidewalk repair charges, etc, etc.,
Small claims is only a part of the civil justice system, which is basically between citizens, not government entities. I've never seen a county sue in small claims court.
Unpaid county income or property taxes
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Whatever a county can bill for under its state laws. Typically this would include: Hospital bills at the county hospital; Ambulance %26 paramedic bills; Parking bills %26 tickets; Utility bills (if supplied by the county); Fire department bills (for responding to alarms, extinguishing fires, etc); water %26 sewer charges; land clearing charges; building %26 business code violations; health, safety %26 fire code inspection charges; sidewalk repair charges, etc, etc.,
Small claims is only a part of the civil justice system, which is basically between citizens, not government entities. I've never seen a county sue in small claims court.
Unpaid county income or property taxes
What with VAT at 17.5% PAYE and national insurance I havent even got round to TV lisence and car tax?
are we in the UK the most taxed nation on earth?
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We are. It was worked out that if we actually paid up for everything that we are supposed to have that makes the western nations the envy of the third world, we will be perpetually in debt. On a big scale. That is to add satellite TV, Broadband, Skype, mobile phone,health insurance, house insurance, accident cover, holidays (which most don't take anymore) etc.
Let's all get together and destroy the system and start again.
Join the club chummy.God help you if you smoke.
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We are. It was worked out that if we actually paid up for everything that we are supposed to have that makes the western nations the envy of the third world, we will be perpetually in debt. On a big scale. That is to add satellite TV, Broadband, Skype, mobile phone,health insurance, house insurance, accident cover, holidays (which most don't take anymore) etc.
Let's all get together and destroy the system and start again.
Join the club chummy.God help you if you smoke.
What will you sentense these murderers if they are caught?
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,2923...
They did not have to kill these good kids!!
I'd say "an eye for an eye."
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Death
I'll sentence them to a picnic at central park
I say that if you kill someone, then you too shall lose your life!! That is awful that people can just take the lives of someone and not feel anything!! The world would be a lot better off without murderers and psychos!!
I will not sentence anyone -- it's not my place to.
In the USA, we have a trial for any defendant who pleads not guilty. A jury of his/her peers will listen to the evidence presented in court and then listen to the judge's instructions. The jury will then determine guilt or innocence. If the defendant is found guilty, then the judge will sentence the convicted person in accordance with the laws for the crime he or she is found guilty of.
With that said, if you believe that murder is wrong, then you cannot advocate murder. If we charge the defendant with murder then we cannot turn around and murder him with impunity. The proper sentence for a murderer is life imprisonment without parole in a maximum security prison with hard labor for life. No cable TV, no fancy meals, nothing but backbreaking work for hours on end.
Everyone needs to remember that violence begets violence. When you sentence someone to death, he sits on Death Row for over a decade. Free to kill anyone else (prison guards, trustees, someone in prison for robbery, the warden, visitors, etc...) without any additional punishment.
In other words, everyone else he kills is a "freebie" because you've already sentenced him to death. If you no longer want a violent society, you must stop acting violently!
Capital punishment is absolutely no deterrant to murder. We have the death penalty and yet people kill each other over %26 over again. It's time to stop the madness. Prisons needs to go back to being a prison, a place where NO ONE wants to go because it is so awful. There will be your true deterant.
Death, no doubt about it
life imprisonment.
If there were ever a case where the death penalty was warranted, this would be the one.
At this point, all i am concerned about is bringing these kids justice and finding the evil POS that did it!
My prayers are with the family.
Is it just me or does it seem like the murder rate in the US has gone out of control?
Silly question. ALL MURDERERS SHOULD RECEIVE THE DEATH PENALTY QUICKLY! Maybe such an extreme response will slow such a crime.
You're exactly right. Eye for an Eye. But not shoot them close range and make it quick. Put them on death row and tell them the date that they are going to die. No plea bargain, no pushing back the date nothing. That way, everyday when they wake up they think, 'only 32 more days to live' and so on. And then, right before their death, the other prisoners should just kick their a$s and kill them. So they suffer.
How ANYONE can read that story and not support the death penalty I'll never be able to understand. The same goes for pedophiles.
Capital Punishment is the deterrant that keeps crime from happening.
With the massive amount of hard evidence we can collect in this day and age, fingerprints, DNA, hair, blood, pictures, videotape, etc, I think we should go back to public hangings. (only for the absolutely, without a doubt guilty murderers and rapists.) They should broadcast them on TV on every channel.
"Tonight at 9, the execution of 4 murderers and 3 rapists"
Tie them to a stake and they recieve the firing squad...but then again, that would be a waste of good lead!
I would sentence them to listen.
These murderers would be sentenced to face the mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, cousins, aunts, uncles, friends one at a time. They have to listen to these victims talk about how this murder of their loved one affected them. They listen to them yell, shame, cry or question these murderers. They have to listen for as long as they have words to say or the need to say them.
These killers would have to listen, absorb and know each of their victims. They would be sentenced to looking at their pictures, accomplishments and memories. After they memorize this information and know it verbatum, they then have to write stories, or essays about what these dead children might have done with their lives. They have to write and rewrite these essays until these essays satisfy the victim's parents.
I would sentence them to having to know their living victims very well. They have to know each person and how they relate to the murder victim. Then, knowing everything they are allowed to know, they have to write individual, extended apologies to each and every person who mattered to these children or who were affected by the murders.
After that, make them face school children in their communities using closed circuit TV. They have to face the children across their communities and listen to what they have to say about killing these kids. Let the kids have their say to these murderers. The killers have to answer every one of their questions completely and honestly.
I would sentence them to lecture arrested gang members on ethics and morals.
And then finally, they are sentenced to listen to their own families. They are sentenced to spending time with their own parents, grandmothers and family members who will tell them what THEY think of their behaviors and what they've done to their own families. They have to write an apology to every member of their own family.
This project would be made into a book called the "Murder and Healing." All proceeds would be distributed to the families of the victims.
I would sentence them to listen. If they were given a choice, I wonder if they would choose death over listening?
They did not have to kill these good kids!!
I'd say "an eye for an eye."
Answers:
Death
I'll sentence them to a picnic at central park
I say that if you kill someone, then you too shall lose your life!! That is awful that people can just take the lives of someone and not feel anything!! The world would be a lot better off without murderers and psychos!!
I will not sentence anyone -- it's not my place to.
In the USA, we have a trial for any defendant who pleads not guilty. A jury of his/her peers will listen to the evidence presented in court and then listen to the judge's instructions. The jury will then determine guilt or innocence. If the defendant is found guilty, then the judge will sentence the convicted person in accordance with the laws for the crime he or she is found guilty of.
With that said, if you believe that murder is wrong, then you cannot advocate murder. If we charge the defendant with murder then we cannot turn around and murder him with impunity. The proper sentence for a murderer is life imprisonment without parole in a maximum security prison with hard labor for life. No cable TV, no fancy meals, nothing but backbreaking work for hours on end.
Everyone needs to remember that violence begets violence. When you sentence someone to death, he sits on Death Row for over a decade. Free to kill anyone else (prison guards, trustees, someone in prison for robbery, the warden, visitors, etc...) without any additional punishment.
In other words, everyone else he kills is a "freebie" because you've already sentenced him to death. If you no longer want a violent society, you must stop acting violently!
Capital punishment is absolutely no deterrant to murder. We have the death penalty and yet people kill each other over %26 over again. It's time to stop the madness. Prisons needs to go back to being a prison, a place where NO ONE wants to go because it is so awful. There will be your true deterant.
Death, no doubt about it
life imprisonment.
If there were ever a case where the death penalty was warranted, this would be the one.
At this point, all i am concerned about is bringing these kids justice and finding the evil POS that did it!
My prayers are with the family.
Is it just me or does it seem like the murder rate in the US has gone out of control?
Silly question. ALL MURDERERS SHOULD RECEIVE THE DEATH PENALTY QUICKLY! Maybe such an extreme response will slow such a crime.
You're exactly right. Eye for an Eye. But not shoot them close range and make it quick. Put them on death row and tell them the date that they are going to die. No plea bargain, no pushing back the date nothing. That way, everyday when they wake up they think, 'only 32 more days to live' and so on. And then, right before their death, the other prisoners should just kick their a$s and kill them. So they suffer.
How ANYONE can read that story and not support the death penalty I'll never be able to understand. The same goes for pedophiles.
Capital Punishment is the deterrant that keeps crime from happening.
With the massive amount of hard evidence we can collect in this day and age, fingerprints, DNA, hair, blood, pictures, videotape, etc, I think we should go back to public hangings. (only for the absolutely, without a doubt guilty murderers and rapists.) They should broadcast them on TV on every channel.
"Tonight at 9, the execution of 4 murderers and 3 rapists"
Tie them to a stake and they recieve the firing squad...but then again, that would be a waste of good lead!
I would sentence them to listen.
These murderers would be sentenced to face the mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, cousins, aunts, uncles, friends one at a time. They have to listen to these victims talk about how this murder of their loved one affected them. They listen to them yell, shame, cry or question these murderers. They have to listen for as long as they have words to say or the need to say them.
These killers would have to listen, absorb and know each of their victims. They would be sentenced to looking at their pictures, accomplishments and memories. After they memorize this information and know it verbatum, they then have to write stories, or essays about what these dead children might have done with their lives. They have to write and rewrite these essays until these essays satisfy the victim's parents.
I would sentence them to having to know their living victims very well. They have to know each person and how they relate to the murder victim. Then, knowing everything they are allowed to know, they have to write individual, extended apologies to each and every person who mattered to these children or who were affected by the murders.
After that, make them face school children in their communities using closed circuit TV. They have to face the children across their communities and listen to what they have to say about killing these kids. Let the kids have their say to these murderers. The killers have to answer every one of their questions completely and honestly.
I would sentence them to lecture arrested gang members on ethics and morals.
And then finally, they are sentenced to listen to their own families. They are sentenced to spending time with their own parents, grandmothers and family members who will tell them what THEY think of their behaviors and what they've done to their own families. They have to write an apology to every member of their own family.
This project would be made into a book called the "Murder and Healing." All proceeds would be distributed to the families of the victims.
I would sentence them to listen. If they were given a choice, I wonder if they would choose death over listening?
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