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To: Ilaine who wrote (163550)	4/13/2006 12:03:46 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Respond to of 793718

Help me out here. If you don't want to put people in prison or jail, what's the object of criminalizing their behavior? Message 22354895

To: Ilaine who wrote (163550)	4/13/2006 12:42:35 PM
From: D. Long	Respond to of 793718

Help me out here. If you don't want to put people in prison or jail, what's the object of criminalizing their behavior? What's the point of imposing criminal non-jail sentences for, say, possessing less than an eighth of an ounce of marijuana? Deterrance and social branding. First, financial - a significant fine. Second, a criminal record. The whole point of the criminal law is to impose a social sanction - you are branded with a permanent criminal record. For a supposedly upstanding business owner, the threat of imposing a criminal record alone may be sufficient to deter. Derek PS: And yes, if they are repeat offenders, throw their asses in the clink.