tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22183958.post1182540446012931094..comments2023-12-24T15:36:16.969-05:00Comments on Chuck for ...: Sen Webb And Criminal JusticeChuck Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13656874242638324636noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22183958.post-35177333536983944892009-04-01T13:54:00.000-04:002009-04-01T13:54:00.000-04:00Putting folks in prison for non-violent behavior i...Putting folks in prison for non-violent behavior in which the only victim is themselves is counterproductive and clearly leads to more crime and broken lives. Comparing the number of deaths from alcohol consumption versus the number from pot smoking is another statistic that shows how misaligned our priorities are.Zakariah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12751075547005542773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22183958.post-34557533733485986822009-03-31T23:43:00.000-04:002009-03-31T23:43:00.000-04:00I strongly concur with your assessment of the prob...I strongly concur with your assessment of the problem. When "the land of the free" inprison a higher percentage of our own population than any other nation on the planet something is fundamentally broken and needs to be critically examined, sooner rather than later.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I think that rehabilitation has long gotten the short end of the stick in favor of good ol' fashioned punishment. While it may make us FEEL good to punish people, if that's not an effective deterent than aren't we really just cutting off our noses to spite our faces?<BR/><BR/>Punishment has it's role, to be sure. But it's clearly not working very well and the citizenry clearly aren't willing to fund enough prisons and infrastructure to cope with that result.Kevinhttp://preemptivekarma.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22183958.post-59864223240740322612009-03-31T22:05:00.000-04:002009-03-31T22:05:00.000-04:00Obama chuckling about legalization shows he doesn'...Obama chuckling about legalization shows he doesn't intend to touch this.One Flyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11108040947857599256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22183958.post-75850043269942129622009-03-31T17:18:00.000-04:002009-03-31T17:18:00.000-04:00Good idea, Chuck. The more I see/hear/know of Jim ...Good idea, Chuck. The more I see/hear/know of Jim Webb, the more I like him. Needless to say, the exact opposite holds true for most of his fellow-senators.ThePoliticalCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06561906144646421575noreply@blogger.com