john harvey <> wrote: > The only problem with long prison sentences is - you and I pay for > their miserable existence. There's also the problem of them getting > released back into society, and the possibility of escape. The answer > to the problem is a psychological one. It's behavior modification > 101. However, we don't apply classical conditioning in the > appropriate manner. We do modify the gangster's behavior, but not in > the right way. The way our justice system works, it reinforces the > notion that there are few to no penalties for deviant behavior. > Couple that with a growing trend of normalizing the abnormal behavior > and you see cause and effect for the downward spiraling of humanity. So how about we cut off their hand for graffiti? Well how about theft?
Stephen Russell DBA / .Net Developer Memphis TN 38115 901.246-0159 "Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. http://spaces.msn.com/members/srussell/ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.4/615 - Release Date: 1/3/2007 1:34 PM _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
