From: ghost_of_morphy@hotmail.com   
      
   "Grendel"  wrote in message   
   news:695b34f9.0312142150.6819249e@posting.google.com...   
   > "_ G O D _"  wrote in message   
   news:...   
   > Hey, it's MY tax money that's being spent on 'the incarceration   
   > industry' and I prefer if they build more prisons.  But I do wish   
   > they'd save some of my hard earned money by getting rid of some of the   
   > 'luxuries', like mattresses, hot meals and recreation of any kind.   
      
   Hmmmmmm.  Try a month or two locked up yourself and you will think   
   differently.  Convicts are people, not animals.   
   >   
   > Well, we'll just have to wonder about that because, contrary to what   
   > you believe, it IS possible to STAY OUT OF PRISON.   
      
   Of course it is.  But all it takes is one really bad judgement call and some   
   bad luck to get in, and that can happen to nearly anybody.   
      
    >Because I AM a   
   > responsible individual.  I work hard, support my family, pay taxes,   
   > don't drink and drive and stay away from situations that would lead to   
   > a life of incarceration.  Not because I'm actively attempting to avoid   
   > prison, but because that's the way a responsible person lives.   
      
   True enough.  But there are responsible people locked up as well, who just   
   lost control of their lives for a short period of time.   
      
   > Staying out of prison is a bonus, but more important is the fact that   
   > I earn the love of my family and the respect of my community.  But   
   > these are foreign concepts for you, aren't they?   
      
   Well, considering that you are talking to dummydog, yes, they are probably   
   foreign concepts to him.   
      
   >   
   > You see, I don't give a damn about conditions in prison as I never   
   > plan to visit one.  Personally I feel that a stay in prison should be   
   > as uncomfortable and inconvienent as possible.   
      
   That's a very short-sighted view.  Remember that most prisoners will be   
   coming into society again sooner or later.  Do you want the convict who   
   moves in next door able to integrate himself into society or do you want him   
   so ruined by the time he has done that he has no choice but to reject   
   society and turn to crime?   
   >   
   > Yol Bolsum,   
   > Grendel.   
   >   
   > "Jesus only told us half of it.  The Truth WILL set you free, but it's   
   > gonna piss you off first."-Soloman Short.   
      
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