I am going out on a limb, but I think he is trying to say that he would like to see more alternative punishments for crimes. While I do not agree with the idea for death penalty and corporal punishment, I think the using more humiliation punishments could be an effective tool in but reducing crime and reducing cost. The big problem is the jail can be thought of as a right of passage, but the more criminal element of our society.
so you're FOR coporal punishment and not bullshit appelate court some child-molester for 15 years of his 25 year life is for....good for you, but convince your fellow voters how to conduct themselves....and think.
You know that private prisons make lots of MONEY and that money is taxed and goes into the states and Feds pocket right? When a prison is privately owned it is a for profit business. Just fyi
Not sure whether you're ironic or not, but both the death penalty and corporal punishement don't help anybody, it's just vengeance. You can never have justice just by heaping up corpses.
The idea behind it is that a criminal will think twice before carrying out a murder knowing that if he is caught he will die, and not be fed for the rest of his life living in a shelter.
It's not BECAUSE they are black but because they have been born into a bad neighborhood for one thing and generally have less chances in life because of negative perseptions like this one.
I know and I'm not one to judge someone owithout knowing them, but if you look at the amount of blacks in a country and the crime rate it almost always correlates. However in America I agree with you that blacks are generally raised in poor conditions, but it should not be an excuse for turning to crime.
well it makes sense since black people generally (in my experience) feel like racism is still a big part of the american culture, which to some extent is true. Also more whites are born with money inherited from their slave waging anscestors than those who are ancestors of slaves.
I'm white and my family was poor Romanian immigrant farmers that immigrated here after slavery was abolished, and now we are on our third generation of Air Force officers who are living quite well now. I think racism was a huge problem up until about the 70's-early 80's. Using racism as an excuse for being poor will keep you poor. Lastly 2 of my 3 neighbors are black, and after talking to them they worked their asses off and are living quite lavishly now. Racism will never be completely gone.
Yes the generation of racism is dying out but you can't ignore the fact that racism still exists. America (thought of as a forward thinking and tolerant nation) still has people calling ALL muslims terrorists and hang confederate flags while still call the Civil War the war of northern aggression. Racism still exists and is more widespread and ever-present than you think. It might be hard for you, on the outside looking in, to imagine what it is like to be black AND underprivileged.
The thing is racism will never go away, and it definitely goes both ways. I sympathize somewhat with the 50+ year old blacks who had to suffer harsh racism throughout their childhood. There are advantages of being a minority too, like affirmative action, which I think should be by class not race. I do think that the reason blacks are suffering so much poverty is that instead of working hard to advance they blame the man for holding them back and Democrats take the motivation to work away.
I agree with that 99.9 percent especially the affirmative action part. but i still don't completely believe that black people are still blaming "the man". Because of the new culture of tolerance black people will begin to work harder and rise above their suspicions but all that won't happen overnight.
So, #UN#, how did Obama do in the SOTU the other night?
davisfleetwood 2 years ago
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nanaforiod 2 years ago
I am going out on a limb, but I think he is trying to say that he would like to see more alternative punishments for crimes. While I do not agree with the idea for death penalty and corporal punishment, I think the using more humiliation punishments could be an effective tool in but reducing crime and reducing cost. The big problem is the jail can be thought of as a right of passage, but the more criminal element of our society.
Loathomar 2 years ago
correct
nesteph 2 years ago
so you're FOR coporal punishment and not bullshit appelate court some child-molester for 15 years of his 25 year life is for....good for you, but convince your fellow voters how to conduct themselves....and think.
gavmazterj 2 years ago
You know that private prisons make lots of MONEY and that money is taxed and goes into the states and Feds pocket right? When a prison is privately owned it is a for profit business. Just fyi
evramos70 2 years ago
Not sure whether you're ironic or not, but both the death penalty and corporal punishement don't help anybody, it's just vengeance. You can never have justice just by heaping up corpses.
Kynos1 2 years ago
The idea behind it is that a criminal will think twice before carrying out a murder knowing that if he is caught he will die, and not be fed for the rest of his life living in a shelter.
Da55Moose 2 years ago
That's the idea, but, obviously, it doesn't work. Just look at the American crime statistics and compare them to, say, Swedish crime statistics.
Kynos1 2 years ago
I know this sounds really racist, but the higher the black population per state the higher the crime rate regardless of death penalty or not.
Da55Moose 2 years ago
It's not BECAUSE they are black but because they have been born into a bad neighborhood for one thing and generally have less chances in life because of negative perseptions like this one.
nanaforiod 2 years ago
I know and I'm not one to judge someone owithout knowing them, but if you look at the amount of blacks in a country and the crime rate it almost always correlates. However in America I agree with you that blacks are generally raised in poor conditions, but it should not be an excuse for turning to crime.
Da55Moose 2 years ago
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well it makes sense since black people generally (in my experience) feel like racism is still a big part of the american culture, which to some extent is true. Also more whites are born with money inherited from their slave waging anscestors than those who are ancestors of slaves.
nanaforiod 2 years ago
I'm white and my family was poor Romanian immigrant farmers that immigrated here after slavery was abolished, and now we are on our third generation of Air Force officers who are living quite well now. I think racism was a huge problem up until about the 70's-early 80's. Using racism as an excuse for being poor will keep you poor. Lastly 2 of my 3 neighbors are black, and after talking to them they worked their asses off and are living quite lavishly now. Racism will never be completely gone.
Da55Moose 2 years ago
Yes the generation of racism is dying out but you can't ignore the fact that racism still exists. America (thought of as a forward thinking and tolerant nation) still has people calling ALL muslims terrorists and hang confederate flags while still call the Civil War the war of northern aggression. Racism still exists and is more widespread and ever-present than you think. It might be hard for you, on the outside looking in, to imagine what it is like to be black AND underprivileged.
nanaforiod 2 years ago
The thing is racism will never go away, and it definitely goes both ways. I sympathize somewhat with the 50+ year old blacks who had to suffer harsh racism throughout their childhood. There are advantages of being a minority too, like affirmative action, which I think should be by class not race. I do think that the reason blacks are suffering so much poverty is that instead of working hard to advance they blame the man for holding them back and Democrats take the motivation to work away.
Da55Moose 2 years ago
I agree with that 99.9 percent especially the affirmative action part. but i still don't completely believe that black people are still blaming "the man". Because of the new culture of tolerance black people will begin to work harder and rise above their suspicions but all that won't happen overnight.
nanaforiod 2 years ago
Agreed
Da55Moose 2 years ago