The problem is that as a nation our laws are built on statutory laws that provide no flexibility, its become a mechanical exercise of going by the book by filling in the blanks like the convicted's names. This has led to the demise of common sense when judges in the olden days could be quite flexible in their sentencing.
There needs to be a limit on sentences in an economic standpoint, let's say 10 years should be maximum, anything longer than that should warrant execution to save incarceration costs.
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Re: 1,256 years for robbing banks
by John Galt » Thu Jan 03, 2013 11:04 pm
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Re: 1,256 years for robbing banks
by John Galt » Thu Jan 03, 2013 11:15 pm
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Re: 1,256 years for robbing banks
by John Galt » Thu Jan 03, 2013 11:22 pm
well i think that's a little extreme PoS, but i do think that many things that we jail for shouldn't get jail but should get some form of punishment (pain and humiliation would be my vote) while many many many others (drug arrests) shouldn't even be against the law
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Re: 1,256 years for robbing banks
by PoS » Thu Jan 03, 2013 11:23 pm
Well yeah I agree we gotta legalize drugs, that would definitely do wonders to every state and federal prison budgets. And victimless crimes should be misdemeanors too.
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Re: 1,256 years for robbing banks
by John Galt » Fri Jan 04, 2013 12:05 am
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