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To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (32509)	8/20/2000 10:43:56 PM
From: RWS	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50167

GZ I agree the criminal justice system doesn't work. I also agree that circulating offenders in and out of jail cells doesn't work. But rape and murder, for example, are not crimes of career criminals. They are crimes of passion or dementia usually committed by acquaintances of the victim. The frequency of these crimes in this country is not because of lack of punishment but because of deep social ills. Those who don't face those facts and just call for harsher penalties delay facing up to reality of our society, and thus participate in perpetuating the situation. The jails now contain over 3 million citizens in the US, mostly young blacks for drug possession. No wonder there's no room to keep the "real" criminals. The criminalization of drugs is only useful for suppressing social discontent and confuses the issue of criminality. The administration of drug enforcement, sentencing, and executions is unquestionably racially biased. Thanks for your response. Regards, RWS

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (32509)	8/21/2000 9:43:51 AM
From: PMG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50167

GZ, a hard punishment makes nothing undone to you. If it does, you have a problem yourself, because you do not think so much different from the criminal. A criminal feels by some reason, that he has the "right" to do what he does or has "excuses". Your excuse to punish someone, is that you have been victimized. Any punishment has to have a constructive element, leaving a chance for the deliquent to take another way. If there is no other way left, which is inhumane, the criminal is then victimized, too, and if you are right, he has the right to retaliate again. Are you seeing now that your position is very arrogant? Regards PMG