The fact is that, demolishing the prison system, executing violent criminals, placing non-violent criminals into alternative correction, would greatly improve the general well-being of society, and greatly reduce the economic impact upon society.

You know…I find the people who are the most opposed to executing criminals are the ones who are the least impacted by them.
Set up a day release and half-way house for violent offenders on a street where several Senators or well-off businessmen/professionals live…
or…better yet, force them to live in a high-crime neighborhood for two years without all their alarms, guard dogs, fenced communities, and other safety features the well-off have the luxury of having…

and you will see how quickly their attitudes change.

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There is nothing practical about holding on to the present system or the death penalty under this system.

we need to rid ourselves of the archaic practice of putting people in prison…and focus on a more modern and successful approach that would be beneficial to society.

As I said:

I advocate:

1. the ‘ immediate ‘ execution of ‘ all ‘ major violent ‘ convicted ‘ criminals
2. the complete dismantling of the prison system
3. all minor violent infractions to be dealt with by fines/confiscation
4. all major non-violent crimes punishable by alternative methods
5. all minor non-violent crimes to be dealt with by fines/confiscation
6. a change to standards within the justice system
7. holding lawyers accountable for not doing their job
8. guaranteeing that all major violent crimes that are unclear ( as to guilt ) have the full use of modern technology at their disposal

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Some things I’ve noticed over the years concerning those who oppose the Death Penalty…now…these are not true in every case, but certainly in most cases one or more applies…in some cases every one mentioned applies…

1. they do not live in or near a high-crime neighborhood…
2. they have never been in a high-crime neighborhood…
3. they are protected by both location and security which is not provided to those who do live in high-crime neighborhoods…
4. they do not live near a prison…
5. they would not allow a prison to be built in their neighborhood…
6. they would not allow a half-way house for violent criminals to be sanctioned in their neighborhood…
7. they do not live near a half-way house for violent criminals
8. they live in a gated secure community…
9. their children do not go to inner-city public schools…
10. their children do not have to go through a high-crime neighborhood to get to school…
11. they do not have gangs on their street corners…
12. they do not have dope dealers selling crack one block away…
13. they rarely, if ever, leave their automobile when going through even a moderate crime area…
14. they have never been the victim, or the potential victim, of a major violent crime
15. they would not themselves ever live in Compton, or any other high-crime neighborhood

they are, for the most part, dissociated and detached from living in or around crime…and people whose main association with high-crime areas is watching CSI on television or CBS news have the luxury of being generous in their compassion for violent criminals.

From a safe distance …of course.

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the point is if we killed these criminals ‘ THEY ‘…the ones who have to deal with them daily…( not the people who don’t )….would have much safer lives for themselves and their children…and might actually be able to have the type of life that those other people who get their violence off of CNN take for granted.

They might actually be able to prosper and succeed and have an enjoyable and safer life if there wasn’t a crack dealer at every corner 7-11.

Like I said…it’s easy to be generous and compassionate toward the criminals when a person is not directly affected, when a person can avoid areas of high crime…and live in nice suburban safe neighborhoods…
when these criminals are released they don’t move into their neighborhoods.

Compassion should be for the victims…and there is a lot of victims…everyone living in these areas are victims…

and people whose main association with high-crime areas is watching CSI on television or CBS news have the luxury of being generous in their compassion for the violent criminals.

From a safe distance …of course.

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Bureau of Justice Statistics Reentry Trends in the U.S.: Releases from State prison

This does not include Federal prison …or the 100’s of thousands of criminals not in prison…

The vast majority of them move into poor undeveloped neighborhoods…creating an impossible situation for those who live there.

I suggest that they ( all the criminals who get released each year and all the criminals that are roaming the streets ) all be relocated to the neighborhoods of the well-off and rich…

within one year I will bet that, having all the criminals relocated, would create such an impossible situation for those who live there, that there will be a Bill being passed to start killing them.

It’s not about vengeance…or revenge….it’s about alleviating the burden we place on the poor by ridding them of the primary element that destroys any chance of their success…without having to deal with these criminals those neighborhoods can being to prosper…be safer…encourage growth…and create a sense of well-being that these neighborhoods desperately need.

Everyone living in these neighborhoods is a victim…except the criminals.

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I think where we differ in our evaluation of the problem is in the matter of death…

we are all sentenced to die the moment we are born…we are all under a death penalty…the only difference I see is that those we put down know when and how it’s going to happen…

and they make that choice the moment they commit a heinous violent act. We do not make that choice for them…they make that choice.

If we institute a law saying that all crimes involving heinous violent acts ( murder, rape, torture, maiming, molestation, pedophilia, aggravated assault, armed robbery, etc… ) will result in immediate death without appeal upon conviction…and someone commits one of these acts…that is a choice…

they made.

Our responsibility…would extend to ensuring that safeguards are in place so that everyone ( regardless of gender, status, race, beliefs, sexual-preferences, etc…) who is arrested for a heinous violent act receives a fair trial…and is allowed every opportunity in that trial to prove their innocence…including ensuring that they are well represented and have access to the latest technology.