Crime and Punishment

Prisons are over crowed. Inmates file lawsuits that clog up our courts. We spend money educating and rehabilitating people that will ultimately return to the streets and commit more crimes. The system is broken. The system does not work. We extend more luxuries to inmates then we do the homeless in this country. Human rights activists say treat them with dignity and respect, something these people never gave their victims. Prison should be a place that you do not wish to go. Not a place to get educated on becoming a better criminal and enjoying things like food, shelter, clean cloths, TV, internet, heat and legal protection that hardworking people struggle to pay for. Isn’t it time that we make punishment for criminal acts something to fear. When you chose to take away other peoples rights you in turn give up yours and I’m not talking about the right to walk free in society. I believe that prison should be a painful experience that imprints the severity of criminal behavior on future generations. Criminal behavior increases when punishments are not punishments but rather rewards for bad decisions. We spend billions of dollars caring for people who simply don’t care about us. What is the motivation for a person to succeed in life when everything they need is given to them? Throughout history people have feared punishment. When you take away punishment you take away consequences and open the doors for people to do whatever they want to. That my friends is a very dangerous thing.