tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post6496515554132914258..comments2024-03-07T14:43:21.888-08:00Comments on Whatever I want to write about: Revenge is profitable. But, what about the meaning of human?Sriram Khéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06907731254833435446noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-84639138950359213192016-10-18T06:57:14.566-07:002016-10-18T06:57:14.566-07:00Great comments on a great post. Can I explore that...Great comments on a great post. Can I explore that there are crimes and crimes and perhaps different solutions are appropriate. Retributive justice is appropriate for heinous crimes, so I would not necessarily argue against the principle.<br /><br />However most of the American prison population is there not for those sort of crimes. The biggest problems is drugs and sometimes trivial offences like smoking weed. Many are locked up consequent to poverty - can't stump bail, missed court appointments etc. These are the sort of non violent offences where I believe retributive justice is completely wrong. They should be treated differently by society. If this is done, the American prison problems would be solved by itself for the most part.Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-83432610457299396842016-10-17T06:41:45.580-07:002016-10-17T06:41:45.580-07:00Yes, it is terrible that we do not really offer a ...Yes, it is terrible that we do not really offer a second chance, and merely shake our heads ...<br />"Sufficient funds are required, which is an uphill battle in most states"--it is all about our priorities. Have you looked recently at our federal military budget? We have gazillion bazillion for bombs and missiles but when it comes to helping fellow humans, we are quick to say that we are out of money :(Sriram Khéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724218458246880137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-67837542908158455312016-10-16T15:04:39.437-07:002016-10-16T15:04:39.437-07:00That is an excellent album, though I think I prefe...That is an excellent album, though I think I prefer San Quentin.<br /><br />I don't understand how a criminal can do anything "to repair the damage done to the victim" no matter how the prison system treats him.<br /><br />Prison can both punish and rehabilitate at the same time, at least in theory. The inmate's willingness to rehabilitate himself is central to the efficacy of such a plan. Sufficient funds are required, which is an uphill battle in most states.<br />Anne in Salemnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-54180740978409629192016-10-16T14:48:54.815-07:002016-10-16T14:48:54.815-07:00The best way I ever heard this described is that &...The best way I ever heard this described is that "somewhere along the line, we stopped being tough on crime and started being tough on criminals". Even those people who do get out of prison find that having a criminal record (especially a felony) keeps them from finding a job. Nobody wants to hire the dangerous criminal who just got out of prison, and many of these people can't get a second chance at life. They become homeless or return to crime, and then we shake our heads at them.Mike Hothnoreply@blogger.com