Comments on: Punishment Does Not Solve All Problems! http://www.bloggernews.net/122642 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:09:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: m2c http://www.bloggernews.net/122642#comment-1425760 m2c Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:41:39 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/122642#comment-1425760 Ed, I think part of the problem is that we are very short-sighted AND we want immediate results. Politicians get voted into office with promises of building another prison. But the politician that says let's establish more pre-school programs and after school programs and jobs - well, many of those results won't be seen for another 15 or more years. I fault the news media and politicians for the most part. If they took the time to educate the public on what REALLY works to reduce crime instead of caving in to the public's ignorance and immediate gratification issues, maybe some changes for the better could be made. Both now and in future. Ed, I think part of the problem is that we are very short-sighted AND we want immediate results.

Politicians get voted into office with promises of building another prison. But the politician that says let’s establish more pre-school programs and after school programs and jobs - well, many of those results won’t be seen for another 15 or more years.

I fault the news media and politicians for the most part. If they took the time to educate the public on what REALLY works to reduce crime instead of caving in to the public’s ignorance and immediate gratification issues, maybe some changes for the better could be made. Both now and in future.

]]> By: markscease http://www.bloggernews.net/122642#comment-1425488 markscease Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:43:40 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/122642#comment-1425488 Liberalizing the use of the death penalty would move things along. Taking a page from the PRC and charging the family for the bullet would put the ball in their court instead of putting our court's on the defensive. Perhaps, you would be happier in mainland China, where there aren't so many imprisoned. If you should not obey the more serious of their laws, leave your wife a couple3 of bucks for the bullet and I hope your organs are up to snuff as we aren't really interested in low quality donor organs. Liberalizing the use of the death penalty would move things along. Taking a page from the PRC and charging the family for the bullet would put the ball in their court instead of putting our court’s on the defensive. Perhaps, you would be happier in mainland China, where there aren’t so many imprisoned. If you should not obey the more serious of their laws, leave your wife a couple3 of bucks for the bullet and I hope your organs are up to snuff as we aren’t really interested in low quality donor organs.

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