Why Are So Many Americans in Prison?

[Ferre]

Interestiing article;

http://www.bostonreview.net/BR32.4/article_loury.php

[Ferre]

Interestiing article;

http://www.bostonreview.net/BR32.4/article_loury.php

[Jason]

Why are so many Americans in prison?

Because the government runs the people not the people running the government.

We are stupid. We elect others to protect us but at the same time their worth is measured on how many convictions they win. We have Mike Nifongs running around trying to impress their voters. It really sucks as I was REAL close to being one of the imprisoned for 17 years for something I never did.

Our criminal justice system sucks ass.
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[Jason]

Why are so many Americans in prison?

Because the government runs the people not the people running the government.

We are stupid. We elect others to protect us but at the same time their worth is measured on how many convictions they win. We have Mike Nifongs running around trying to impress their voters. It really sucks as I was REAL close to being one of the imprisoned for 17 years for something I never did.

Our criminal justice system sucks ass.
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Medical Marijuana Patient

[Goddess Herb]

[prntrkmt]

[Brother Adam]

Education is a great way to avoid imprisoning people. Ridding ourselves of selfishness and ego will also go a long way to eliminating prisons.

The number one thing that could abolish prisons would be to abolish money and change our whole way of "working" as a society. If we were smart we would all have anything we want, work whatever job or field we are best at, and have a much more peaceful existence. Money has to go. Systems of any sort where he who holds the most chips controls the game isn't going to cut it. No one person or group of people should be able to gain and hold the majority of power and decision making over the rest.

I'm thinking too far ahead of the game though. It would take a massive shift in conscious and require a whole different outlook on our state of being.......

If knowledge is power, we must give away as much TRUTHFUL knowledge as possible to ANYONE and EVERYONE that we can. We must dilute the power of the few into the hands of everyone.
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-Brother Adam (we are all one family)

“Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.”

-James Madison

Police officers acquitted for beating a 64 yr old man recently in New Orleans. In the words of their defense attorney "all he had to do was comply"....and they wouldn't have fractured his face.

[Brother Adam]

Education is a great way to avoid imprisoning people. Ridding ourselves of selfishness and ego will also go a long way to eliminating prisons.

The number one thing that could abolish prisons would be to abolish money and change our whole way of "working" as a society. If we were smart we would all have anything we want, work whatever job or field we are best at, and have a much more peaceful existence. Money has to go. Systems of any sort where he who holds the most chips controls the game isn't going to cut it. No one person or group of people should be able to gain and hold the majority of power and decision making over the rest.

I'm thinking too far ahead of the game though. It would take a massive shift in conscious and require a whole different outlook on our state of being.......

If knowledge is power, we must give away as much TRUTHFUL knowledge as possible to ANYONE and EVERYONE that we can. We must dilute the power of the few into the hands of everyone.
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-Brother Adam (we are all one family)

“Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.”

-James Madison

Police officers acquitted for beating a 64 yr old man recently in New Orleans. In the words of their defense attorney "all he had to do was comply"....and they wouldn't have fractured his face.

[Mystic Power]

I think it's time for folks to realize that the PUNISHMENT PARADIGM does not work...nor has it EVER.

This is another hang-over symptom from a belief in an Angry, Punishing God, which needs to be laid to rest.

Some folks -- a small percentage of the whole -- are a violent danger and need to be sequestered away. A very small percentage.

Legitimately, an offender can only be someone who has caused harm -- and justice is served when that harm is compensated. If I'm harmed, where's MY compensation if someone simply gets locked away. There's no healthy satisfaction in that.

Bliss on,
Ben
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"We are the Ones we have been waiting for."
~Hopi Elder ~

"In Lak'ech"
~ Ancient Mayan: "I am another YOU." ~

[Mystic Power]

I think it's time for folks to realize that the PUNISHMENT PARADIGM does not work...nor has it EVER.

This is another hang-over symptom from a belief in an Angry, Punishing God, which needs to be laid to rest.

Some folks -- a small percentage of the whole -- are a violent danger and need to be sequestered away. A very small percentage.

Legitimately, an offender can only be someone who has caused harm -- and justice is served when that harm is compensated. If I'm harmed, where's MY compensation if someone simply gets locked away. There's no healthy satisfaction in that.

Bliss on,
Ben
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"We are the Ones we have been waiting for."
~Hopi Elder ~

"In Lak'ech"
~ Ancient Mayan: "I am another YOU." ~

[Grannymouse]

So many people are in jails/prison because its making money for others.
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Right Earth Monastery