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Re: Gun debate (was Re: New Web Page
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Tue, 1 Jun 1999 22:13:13 GMT
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On Tue, 1 Jun 1999 02:21:22 GMT, Mike Stanley uttered the following
profundities...
> I'd say prisoners should be put to hard physical labor.
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> I've always pictured the most appropriate and just prison as one that
> in many ways resembles what I lived in during basic training in the
> Army.
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Road building. People always need new roads. Roads always
need repair.
Cleaning of public monuments or buildings. With a toothbrush.
Mining. With a hammer and chisel. That would do. Expectations
of the same load as with heavy machinery, but the lifers must
do it with the minimal of tools.
Gardening. Crimping the lawns of public parks, with just their
fingers. Not even a pair of scissors.
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| (...) Cleaning? Building! The Egyptians built the Pyramids with hand labor, I'm sure we could too. Or a row of sphinxes, each with the likeness of a president...one each. (...) Honestly, I think it's silly to waste their time...why not seek to use (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) While I do agree that prisoners should be put to work, the Bill of Rights also has a statement about cruel and unusual punishments. Also, overly mindless work is likely to result in more problems in prison. I say give them less desireable, yet (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Been down it before. Most libertarians are opposed to Capital Punishment. Too irreversible. Now, granted, even if you're sentenced to life, you could still die before your time due to some random prisoner or guard, but at least the odds of (...) (25 years ago, 31-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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