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kane · 10-02-2004, 01:21 PM

It's a tough question but I agree with the people that say it needs to be a case by case basis. For example a 10 year old that takes a gun and shoots his playmate because he is angry doesnt have the same grasp on reality that a 16 year old does. I think if you are 16 and considered old enough to drive a car ( thus taking many people's lives into your hands each day ) then you are old enough to know killing is wrong and should be sentenced as an adult.

But the cost of killing someone is more than keeping them locked up for life.

I think what we need to do is put these people to work. Here where I live there are a ton of illegal migrant workers and the farmers hire them, knowing they are illegal, because they can't find anyone else to do the job for what they can afford to pay. What if that farmer could hire some inmates that would be brought out on a bus everyday with some guards and were put to work? The farmer gets his labor and the money that he pays the prison saves us some tax dollars. Also all work in all prisons should be done by prisoners. Just because the put in a 40 hour a week doesn't mean they get to go home and relax. They have to cook thier food, do laundry, clean up, just like everyone else.

I would also say no free college education ( for lifers nothing but for people doing smaller amounts of time that are going to get out of jail they can learn a trade) I'm sick of reading about prisinors that go to jail for 5 years and come out with a bachelors degree when a friend of mine and his wife are up to their eyes in student loans to get thier degrees.

I know the death penelty doesn't detour anyone from commiting capitol crimes but I think for some it should still be in place. If someone kills 20 people they are too dangers to put to work in the public, probably too dangerous to just have in the general prison population they serve no use to society anymore so we should be able to do away with them.

10-02-2004, 01:21 PM
kane Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: portland, OR Posts: 20,684	It's a tough question but I agree with the people that say it needs to be a case by case basis. For example a 10 year old that takes a gun and shoots his playmate because he is angry doesnt have the same grasp on reality that a 16 year old does. I think if you are 16 and considered old enough to drive a car ( thus taking many people's lives into your hands each day ) then you are old enough to know killing is wrong and should be sentenced as an adult. But the cost of killing someone is more than keeping them locked up for life. I think what we need to do is put these people to work. Here where I live there are a ton of illegal migrant workers and the farmers hire them, knowing they are illegal, because they can't find anyone else to do the job for what they can afford to pay. What if that farmer could hire some inmates that would be brought out on a bus everyday with some guards and were put to work? The farmer gets his labor and the money that he pays the prison saves us some tax dollars. Also all work in all prisons should be done by prisoners. Just because the put in a 40 hour a week doesn't mean they get to go home and relax. They have to cook thier food, do laundry, clean up, just like everyone else. I would also say no free college education ( for lifers nothing but for people doing smaller amounts of time that are going to get out of jail they can learn a trade) I'm sick of reading about prisinors that go to jail for 5 years and come out with a bachelors degree when a friend of mine and his wife are up to their eyes in student loans to get thier degrees. I know the death penelty doesn't detour anyone from commiting capitol crimes but I think for some it should still be in place. If someone kills 20 people they are too dangers to put to work in the public, probably too dangerous to just have in the general prison population they serve no use to society anymore so we should be able to do away with them.