Nope. I sure don't. And even if I did, somehow other countries manage to survive without doing this, at least not on the same scale, and I don't see their governments collapsing. If we could get down to say, British or Canadian incarceration rates, that would be a big step forward.
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 10:21 AM, Sandwichman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You don't think serving as object lessons demonstrating the power the > state has over those on the margins is useful? > > > On 3/21/08, Robert Naiman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 1 in 100 Americans is now in prison. What if we had given those folks > > jobs instead? We're paying for their housing, food, clothing and > > medical care anyway. Wouldn't we be better off if they were doing > > something useful instead? > > > -- > Sandwichman > > > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
