tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post5971684523968175878..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Measuring public attitudes on criminal justiceGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-42398296232003431582009-06-09T18:44:51.933-05:002009-06-09T18:44:51.933-05:00We the people acknowledge that drugs are powerfull...We the people acknowledge that drugs are powerfully addictive yet we send thousands to prison and DO NOTHING to help that addiction. Our prisons are full of non-violent dopers, many serving lengthy sentences, while violent offenders are sentenced on minor felonies and are walking the streets in a few months/years.Devinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-17854522266997901342009-06-09T14:36:15.553-05:002009-06-09T14:36:15.553-05:00WOW!!!
GFB right up there with Chomsky. Who would...WOW!!!<br /><br />GFB right up there with Chomsky. Who woulda thunk it? ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-79908569871875976662009-06-09T13:45:57.398-05:002009-06-09T13:45:57.398-05:00@11.02 ~ I think any statistic that claims that an...@11.02 ~ I think any statistic that claims that any kind of crime is deterred should be taken with a bucket of salt. You see, people who come up with those statistics rarely ask the people who committed the crimes and were not deterred. If you do ask them, you will generally get an answer similar to "the punishment never crossed my mind because I didn't think I'd get caught". So it wouldn't matter what the punishment was, some people are more mentally disposed to comit crimes than others given a specific set of circumstances.<br /><br />I completely agree, homicide is a very serious crime. But it is also a very personal crime, and that's why there are usually varieties of sentences available for it. Those who say all murderers should be locked up for life or killed, are missing the point of having trial by jury. Rarely is it the case that Joe Bloggs wakes up one morning and decides to kill Mr Smith down the street. Each murder has a back-story, each murder is different.<br /><br />Paradoxically, most burglaries are pretty much the same. And those incarcerated for crimes of that kind are highly likely to reoffend, particularly if any associated addiction is not tackled during their incarceration. Yet these are the people most seem happy to have walking the streets, despite the very real chance that they will reoffend.sunray's wenchhttp://www.helium.com/items/1458601-the-most-dangerous-jobsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-23245313379824655212009-06-09T11:02:31.281-05:002009-06-09T11:02:31.281-05:00Your right Sunray, many murderers don't reoffe...Your right Sunray, many murderers don't reoffend. <br /><br />But this is such a serious crime, it doesn't surprise me that society should have a punitive attitude toward homicide. <br /><br />Some studies suggest that 18 homicides are deterred for each execution. Other theorists say the death penalty doesn't deter at all. But as long as the research is inconsistent, I'll enthusiastically cheer LWOP and the death penalty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-22372018546248701662009-06-09T08:10:13.993-05:002009-06-09T08:10:13.993-05:00I am not suprised. But most people would be. The m...I am not suprised. But most people would be. The mainstream media in our Land is <b> NOT </b> as 'independent' and as 'objective' as the people of our land have been led to believe. ------<br />The Soviet Union collapsed because the people learned, and knew, the media could not be trusted. The lies succeed here because not enough of our fellow Citizens have learned the truth about mainstream media. -----<br />NOTE how Zogby polls never make it into the mainstream. NOTE how the comparison of incarceration rate of our citizens to that of citizens in other lands is never reported by mainstream media. ----<br /><b> THE BIG LIE </b> told is that our media is "liberal". This is the cover for the control the neo-conservatives, anti-americans, have of the media establishment, and a means of maintaining control. ---------<br />RECOMMENDED READING:<br />The Media Monopoly, by Bondakian (sp?)<br />Manufacturing Consent, by Chomsky.<br />As well as Grits for Breakfast :)Informed Citizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06933944702188649792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-6660827275152925202009-06-09T00:44:01.943-05:002009-06-09T00:44:01.943-05:00The public perception of murderers, based on media...The public perception of murderers, based on media hypothesis, is way different than the actual figures and statistics show. Murderers are the group of inmates least likely to reoffend with the same crime upon release. Many are "heat of passion" crimes. Few are calculated and planned in the way the media and prosecutors would have people believe.sunray's wenchhttp://www.helium.com/items/1310875-help-and-advice-for-relatives-of-prisonersnoreply@blogger.com