[goldstategop]

We can build all the prisons in the world.

Punishing criminals only keeps them from re-offending.

That’s not a solution.

We need to focus on building strong intact families that will instill strong values into our young people.

So they never commit a crime. The old adage that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure applies here.

[John O]

Punishing criminals only keeps them from re-offending.

That's not a solution.

Incarcerating them is temporary. Executing them fixes the problem.

We need to focus on building strong intact families that will instill strong values into our young people.

This is true. But we cannot afford to abandon enforcement of our current laws. In fact, if we actually enforced the laws we'd have better families. Right now we heavily subsidize broken families instead of punishing the behaviors that break families. Welfare causes crime.

So they never commit a crime. The old adage that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure applies here.

Still true. But in those cases where they do commit a crime, punishment must be quick and exceedingly painful so that they (or their survivors) do not commit any more crimes.

[John O]

Punishing criminals only keeps them from re-offending.

That's not a solution.

Incarcerating them is temporary. Executing them fixes the problem.

We need to focus on building strong intact families that will instill strong values into our young people.

This is true. But we cannot afford to abandon enforcement of our current laws. In fact, if we actually enforced the laws we'd have better families. Right now we heavily subsidize broken families instead of punishing the behaviors that break families. Welfare causes crime.

So they never commit a crime. The old adage that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure applies here.

Still true. But in those cases where they do commit a crime, punishment must be quick and exceedingly painful so that they (or their survivors) do not commit any more crimes.

[Carry_Okie]

We need to focus on building strong intact families that will instill strong values into our young people. So they never commit a crime. The old adage that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure applies here.

Being victims of a crime worthy of Federal prison can shred a family.