Lets Crucify him!!

[thephilosophizer]

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Originally Posted by Cmptr-Gy-Dv

Fifty-six percent of the violent felons convicted in the 75 most populous counties from 1990 through 2002 had a prior conviction, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Of the offenders with prior felony records, the study found that at the time of the new crime 18 percent were on probation, 12 percent on release pending disposition of a prior case and 7 percent on parole.
The bureau also reported 38 percent had a prior felony conviction and 15 percent had been previously convicted for a violent felony.


don't seem like that 56% of prisaners minded prison, they go right back,

like I said it's not a punishment when your use to it,

Again with the irrational arguments.
Your claim is in no way supported by your statistics. There are myriad reasons as to why recidivism rates are so high, not the least of which being that these people after leaving prison don't have any support, or means for living a better life and very quickly and easily fall into old habits (molesters/rapists/serial killer aside giving that these are obviously persons of ill mental health and should be kept locked up).
The notion that recidivism rates are high because people like it in jail is ludicrous and in absolutely no way supported by any evidence, at all.

[thephilosophizer]

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Originally Posted by nickslick74

I know what I would do personally if someone molested and murdered one of my kids. If I knew they did it and I could get a hold of them, I'd kill 'em myself (aka: hotblood). I would then fully expect to be put away if/when I was caught. If they were tried and convicted by a judge/jury, prison for life with no parole as I'm against state sponsored death (aka: coldblood).
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Ultimately often there is a good chance that a person committing such acts of vengeance might get off, whether it be a good attorney arguing temporary insanity, or a sympathetic jury. And often a judge may give a more lenient sentence if convicted, and also a DA may be inclined to forward a lesser charge such as voluntary manslaughter.

[Cmptr-Gy-Dv]

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Originally Posted by thephilosophizer

Again with the irrational arguments.
Your claim is in no way supported by your statistics. There are myriad reasons as to why recidivism rates are so high, not the least of which being that these people after leaving prison don't have any support, or means for living a better life and very quickly and easily fall into old habits (molesters/rapists/serial killer aside giving that these are obviously persons of ill mental health and should be kept locked up).
The notion that recidivism rates are high because people like it in jail is ludicrous and in absolutely no way supported by any evidence, at all.

I didn't say they liked it in jail, I said prison is not much of a deterrent for crime,