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Post by unwillingsong on Jul 2, 2003 16:29:11 GMT -5
I believe they call that a "repeat offender" RFW Yeah, but there's a word for that returning to prison over and over...*pulls out thesaurus... recidivism!
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Post by Amalgamut on Jul 2, 2003 16:32:10 GMT -5
Good point about the rehabilitation Badass! However, I don't see how you can 'rehabilitate' a serial rapist or a paedophile. Of course some criminals CAN become law-abiding citizens and of course that should be the aim. My point is that someone who's committed a serious crime like murder or rape should NOT be released after a year or two. It makes me so angry time after time to read about rapists who are sentenced to less than a year in prison - what kind of punishment is that for ruining another human being's life?
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Post by CinnamonAngel on Jul 2, 2003 17:25:39 GMT -5
Prisions are waaay to cushy. This bum would go down the the street my office is on asking if we'd call the cops on him. Just so he could go to jail. Bed, TV, 3 square meals, no rent or real work. Shit I'll go to prison! Its bull an they can sit there and make nusence lawsuits aganst the state WITH OUR MONEY! I'm all for rehabilitation or petty criminals; give them an education, job training, counceling. I say your a rapist, cerial killer, child molester you don't need to live let alone have me pay for it.
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Post by badassrockchick on Jul 3, 2003 12:09:01 GMT -5
I totally agree that the time ppl get to serve is way weird...10 years for stealing money from my company accounts but only 2 if I commit rape or other violent crimes?? Another thing that's different between the US and our Scandinavian countries is the term 'life imprisonment'...for u guys that means until u die or at least like 40 years or something...here we call it life but it can be only 10 years or so... I have NO clue why!!! It is a disgrace!!!
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Post by Amalgamut on Jul 3, 2003 13:06:04 GMT -5
The max time someone can serve for murder here is 12 years ... and that is rarely the case. Most murderers get off with 5 or or six years which means that they are let out after 3 or 4 years in most cases. *sigh*
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Post by gummo on Jul 3, 2003 19:58:37 GMT -5
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Post by MarlboroWoman on Jul 4, 2003 15:38:40 GMT -5
I side with Dennis Miller when he said something to the effect that if you (pedophile) think of doing anyhting bad to a child, blow your brains out.
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