Are you for rehabilitation or punishment?
917712
BOTH AND IMMEDIATE FROM FIRST OFFENSE.
176795
meaning that the individuals punishment should fit the crime committed..
535856
It's an idealistic plan, to punish and put them in pain, however as answered previously, it will not solve the equipment or mentality issue.  I think more should be looked into requiring mental health evaluations for the solutions and decision in consequences.
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I agree with DBK.  Prisons should be a punishment for what the criminals did.  How is it really punishing them to give them free food, free clothing, free cable, free Internet, a free gym, free medical and dental care, etc?  And to not require them to work?  How are they punished when they spend their days lounging around, or playing football in the yard, working out in the gym, or kicking back watching movies?  Sounds more like a vacation to me.\n\nBut back to the question.  Criminals are able to do this because liberal in society have set it up so they can. They set it up so that people can claim they are not responsible for their own actions. As for the poor excuse about criminals being abused, my mother's father was abusive to her, and to her brothers and sisters, and not one of them became criminals.  I was physically, mentally and emotionally abused in catholic school and did not turn out to be a criminal.  So that is just another lame excuse.
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There are no reasonable cons (pardon the pun).  Either a person makes a difference and contributes to society and the betterment of everyone or a person is a criminal and takes from others.  Unless a prisoner changes his or her attitude to respect others, society will lose.
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I thought jail was supposed to rehabilitate them.\n\nHonestly I'd say it would depend on the crime. (You reminded me of a question I had over the weekend). \n\nI'd like the be compensated or at least have him pay in a more tangible way than being in jail where s/he has an all-expenses paid "trip".
1016259
death or jail, whichever comes first
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If you were convicted, it will show up.
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rehabilitation.  realizing you did something wrong is the first step in learning to not do it again.  taking responsibility for you actions is the right thing to do as well.  perhaps the courts lienancy is to encourage this behaviour.
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for your sake, you will be sent to mandatory rehab and you will clean up your act. get on with living, or get on with dieing.....its your choice.
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I am for the death penalty, and for expanding the number of crimes eligible for the death penalty.\n\nI am also for corporal punishment. Caning or whipping can cure a lot of criminal tendencies.\n\nIt is called punishment. There is nothing immoral about harsh punishments. But there is something wrong with failure to punish wrongdoers. Leniency towards evil-doers is surely as immoral as the crimes themselves.
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1st offense you might skate by with probation and restitution, if not you are looking at some time.
564758
Yes if your a glutton for punishment!
439054
The first step should always focus on rehab. Just desert does not work, it only breeds further bitterness...especially in our youthful offenders. In order for our society to improve, we have to try to fix out issues not lock them away. As humans, we all have the ability to change with the exception of sociopaths. Rehad gives us all a chance to improve upon our spirits and show compassion for our fellow man. Don't get me wrong. I am not for slapping someone on the wrist and letting them off. Punishment is important as well. But, without the rehab part, we are releasing the punished offender back on the streets without any new direction to go in. Punishment for the sake of punishment does no one any good.
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Silly question.  People are punished for all kinds of unjust reasons.  It's like asking why do bad things happen to good people or something.
74924
Castration.\n\nThere was a time when I was against capital punishment...now I'm in favor of torture.
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you go back to jail. :P