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Re: Gun debate (was Re: New Web Page
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 2 Jun 1999 16:43:17 GMT
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Richard Dee wrote:
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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.
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> Cleaning of public monuments or buildings. With a toothbrush.
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> 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.
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> Gardening. Crimping the lawns of public parks, with just their
> fingers. Not even a pair of scissors.
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 meaningfull, and visible work. Road
work, roadside cleanups, park cleanups, etc. are all good ideas (there
was a recent article in the local paper, the city is hiring cons on work
release for the DPW, they have been hiring several of them full time
after release - sounds like a win-win arrangement to me).
--
Frank Filz
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| On Tue, 1 Jun 1999 02:21:22 GMT, Mike Stanley uttered the following profundities... (...) 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 (...) (25 years ago, 1-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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