US prison population hits 2 million.

[satchboogie]

i just got out dude.. that's 1,999,999.

j/k

 

[collegiateLifter]

they're trying to build a prison

The US has the largest prison population in the world.

you can cite all kinds of confounding factors, but having such a large prison population is not a good thing, bottom line.

 

[KAYNE]

I DONT THINK THOSE STATISTICS PAINT AN ACCURATE PICTURE WHEN YOU HAVE COUNTRIES LIKE THOSE IN THE MIDDLE EAST WHO PUNISH PEOPLE DIFFERENTLY THAN WE DO. THEY ALSO DONT RECORD EVERYTHING LIKE THE U.S. DOES.

CHINA IS PRETTY BAD TO. THEY EXECUTE MORE PEOPLE THAN ANY OTHER CIVILIZED NATION (PER CAPITA OF COURSE).





KAYNE

 

[Frackal]

Too many laws.

Drug laws # 1 reason.

 

[DcupSheepNipples]

It would be an interesting discussion to have...the "What makes on person better than another" ....but it would most likely be reduced to flame wars in our chat board.

I put education and experience as a VERY big factor when i deal with people. Those are 2 things I will always respect.

After that....well too many things to list.

But generally, if a person is older than you, more educated than you, and more experienced than you...they are more likely BETTER than you......don't you think?

I do.

Regardless, I simply put the number of convicts up because frankly it surprised me. I thought the number was far lower than that.

Fonz

Using that logic, I'm a highly educated 130 year old! Just call me "Gramps" Brps!

 

[DcupSheepNipples]

Too many laws.

Drug laws # 1 reason.

#2 lack of Mental Health Laws! To many incarcerated are there as a result of no mental health support!

 

[plornive]

So 1/81 males in the US are in prison, including males under 18. I don't know the age distribution in the US, but that is a lot of people.

 

[plornive]

It would be an interesting discussion to have...the "What makes on person better than another" ....but it would most likely be reduced to flame wars in our chat board.

I put education and experience as a VERY big factor when i deal with people. Those are 2 things I will always respect.

After that....well too many things to list.

But generally, if a person is older than you, more educated than you, and more experienced than you...they are more likely BETTER than you......don't you think?

Wow, you are proving Kayne's point. If you are educated, you should have a better ability to reason and present your ideas. There is hardly any reason to imply that you are more worthy of living because you have a few bachelor degrees and are working on a masters. Is that what your are implying? If you are, just SAY it. How do you act around a PhD?

 

[KAYNE]

It would be an interesting discussion to have...the "What makes on person better than another" ....but it would most likely be reduced to flame wars in our chat board.

I put education and experience as a VERY big factor when i deal with people. Those are 2 things I will always respect.

After that....well too many things to list.

But generally, if a person is older than you, more educated than you, and more experienced than you...they are more likely BETTER than you......don't you think?

I do.

Regardless, I simply put the number of convicts up because frankly it surprised me. I thought the number was far lower than that.

Fonz

NARCISSISM EMANATES FROM EVERY ONE OF YOUR POSTS. YOU WILL NVR FIND ANYONE WHO LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU FONZERELLI. YOU JUST PROVED MY POINT. SO YOU THINK CUZ YOU HAVE MORE DEGREES THAN SOMEONE ELSE YOU ARE BETTER THAN THEM? THAT MAY MEAN YOU POSSIBLY MAY BE MORE EDUCATED, BUT NOT A BETTER PERSON.

IF YOU ARE INFERRING THAT YOU ARE BETTER THAN ME SIMPLY CUZ YOU ARE WORKING ON YOUR MASTERS DEGREE.....I HIGHLY DOUBT THAT. YOU ARE NO BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE. NONE OF US ARE BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE. YOU SIR, JUST THINK YOU ARE. WHAT MAKES PEOPLE GOOD PEOPLE IS HOW THEY TREAT OTHERS AND HOW THEY HANDLE THE ADVERSITY THAT LIFE INCESSANTLY DEALS EACH INDIVIDUAL.

BY YOUR LOGIC, YOU ARE SAYING YOU ARE BETTER SIMPLY B/C OF A PEICE OF PAPER WITH YOUR NAME ON IT. DOES THAT MEAN YOU ARE BETTER THAN THOSE SOLDIERS WHO FAUGHT IN WWI AND WWII TO PRESERVE OUR FREEDOM? WHAT ABOUT EINSTEIN? WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE LIKE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. AND OTHER PEOPLE WHO FAUGHT FOR A CAUSE. I'M SURE YOU HAVE MORE EDUCATION THAN MLK JR. SO I GUESS YOURE BETTER THAN HIM ARENT YOU?!




KAYNE




KAYNE

 

[KAYNE]

MY BROTHER IS IN JAIL. HE IS A CONVICTED FELON. YOU ARENT EVEN A BETTER PERSON THAN HIM.

JUST BY BEING IN JAIL DOESNT MAKE HIM A BAD PERSON. HE IS EDUCATED AND HELPS MANY PEOPLE IN HIS JAIL. PEOPLE THAT NORMALLY DONT GET MUCH HELP.

YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT HIM OR WHAT HE DOES SO YOU CANT ASSUME YOU ARE BETTER THAN HIM SIMPLY CUZ YOU HAVE A BACHELORS AND ARE WORKING ON YOUR MASTERS.

I HATE TO BREAK THIS TO YOU FONZERELLI......BUT WE ARE ALL IGNORANT, JUST ON DIFFERENT SUBJECTS. SO EDUCATION DOESNT HAVE MUCH TO DO WITH IT.





KAYNE