Why do they put up a gas station every week on every corner, but they wont build a new jail to put everyone?
415452
Cost to jail one person for one year.\n\n$35,000\n\ncost to school one child for one year..\n\n$10,000\n\nits a wonder that we just make better schools so there would be far less crime and thus, less need for jails.
1175300
because people have lived there all their lvies and want to rebuild, and its one of those things that you cant really say "no" to without looking like a total a$$ hole and riling up tensions so politicians just give them however much money they want even though rebuilding elsewhere is without a question the logical thing to do. plus youd probably get called a racist.\n\ni could hardly tell what damage the flood caused and what was there before, the place was a dump to begin with
1107998
they probably smoke all of it or sell it on the streets. there are alot of crooked cops out there.
208857
The government has put restrictions on the amount of time you can recieve welfare, they have also required training in exchange. They are paying  for GED's and other programs. It's called welfare-to-work. There are only few exceptions to this rule and they all have to do with diabled parents who can't work. Our government is trying. If they sent them out to clean up highways, what would the prisoners in county jail do to earn there 75 cents a day?
905159
Money!  Thats it.  Plain and simple.  The federal government aquires and distributes insane amounts of money for and from this so called "war on drugs"   What i mean is, the vast majority of prison inmates are booked due to drug related offences.  For each inmate booked the prison is alotted a certain amount of revenue.  Prisons are run by the state, therefore the state ultimatly ends up with this money.  Polititians find numerous ways to skim off the top as well as the high end execs.  Prisons are only one major source of benifiting from this mass amount of revenue.  In short a crime filled, chaotic country makes more cash than one such as amsterdam.
332085
I agree with you to a point.  This government isn't that weak to listen to some protesters.  But they are doing something about it.  Other people gripe...and do...NOTHING.  That will really get you nowhere.  What are you doing about gas prices?  I know you're griping, but they you are, filling your tank up once more.  Protesters do something.  They gripe to the right people.  The media love this stuff.  Either that or a rescue story of a stupid dog.  \n\nEven though protesting gets you nowhere, doing nothing gets you some place worse.
487190
Many state parks have shelter houses and/or camping areas. Maybe a big camp out would work? Everybody brings their own stuff, including food, and then no one is put out.
693111
because if you have control of the area you can stop people from entering and exiting, forcing them to go all the way around which takes longer... and time is money.  They can also charge money for a toll therefore creating a profit.
754375
Cause all the upper crusty's want to good buds for themselves while the low-lives grow and harvest the product or face jail if caught! Either way their not getting dirty!
523952
So they can get more money ... they are lazy and screw the system for everything they can get!!
923922
This is NOT a question, by the way.\n\nAND the police are not the ones who put people in jail it is the judges.  Judges are the only ones who decide if someone goes to jail.  The police have absolutely NOTHING to do with deciding if someone goes to jail.  They enforce laws that have been put in place by a democratically elected government.  Police arrest people and  bring people who have violated these laws before a judge.  You run your country, when you get involved in changing laws that you think are not just.  People are free to choose whether or not to break laws that are in place. \n \nThe problem is that if the statistics showed that the incarceration rates were going down, you would be complaining that police weren't doing their job (even though once again police are involved in sentencing).  We can't win.\n\nActually, come to think about it...Judges are elected in the US aren't they? (here in Canada they are appointed based on qualifications not popularity)\nJudges will continue to put people in jail because that is the will of the people.
199745
Because they know they can get away with it.  There are some people in this world who unfortunately are bumbs and will take advantage of any act of kindness.  I believe that is why the people are like they are, tough and cold.  we have a neighbor who has lived on our land for three years now and has paid exactly 70.00 to us.  Pretty cheap rent don't you think?  Makes me sick.  I don't mean to be rude to him but he runs on our light bill which is running us abotu 650.00 a month.  It was our decision at the time to let him because he was down ond out, but I think htree years is ong enough.  He should start paying something now.
270379
Because they don't  have to, and they wouldn't get one.  Why do we just let them stay here?  Other countries would put them in jail.  They're "illegal"!!!
624973
Because society keeps coming up with new reasons to lock people up.  Used to be, two guys get into a fight, the police show up tell everyone to cool off and go home.  Now they are both locked up and must somehow find money for an attorney to defend them against charges of assault, assault with intent, making terrorist threats, etc.  Used to be we had peace officers, now we have law enforcers.  Completely different mindset.  We are a vindictive people who want to see everyone (except ourselves) punished to the fullest extent, for the most petty of infractions.
451593
im sure if theyd asked they wont be turned away. maybe not all religious buildings have the appropriate amenities to be a suitable shelter. why arent government buildings or public buildings shelter for the homeless?
912809
because their bailbondsmen wont let them leave the state
956476
Why don't they just quit breaking the law?