It costs $130K a year to maintain a criminal in jail in California. Why don't we just....
Why don't we just give him a $100K a year to stay crime free? It will reduce over crowding in the jails and we'll save $30K a year per criminal.
I also wonder if judges take into consideration the value of what was stolen before sentencing. For example, if someone steals a car worth $60K, does he get a year in jail? Who's getting the worst end of the deal? I mean, tax payers pay $130K to protect a $60K car. it doesn't add up.
hmmm, it might work
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That's crazy talk
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At first I was like, "That's crazy talk!" But then I was like, "You know, it just might be crazy enough to work." I mean, what's the difference between giving the money to the criminal or having uncle Sam take it from us in the form of taxes? What difference does it make if one is holding a gun and the other one is leveraging the IRS? We're still out the dough! But I'm willing to bet that I'll find some skeptics out there ;) 80 days ago | Tagged As: hmmm, it might work
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It would be better if we stopped arresting people for crimes that don't hurt anyone... like say possession of marijuana. There are more people arrested for marijuana than all other violent crimes combined (source) and legalizing marijuana would take away markets from violent drug trafficking organizations which would in turn mean less murders, and criminals associated with these organizations. Problem solved, money saved. 79 days ago | Tagged As: That's crazy talk
And buy some more mary jane, right? ;-) ((The minimum length for an argument is 50 characters. The purpose of this restriction is to cut down on the amount of dumb jokes, so we can keep the quality of debate and discourse as high as possible.)) 79 days ago | Tagged As: That's crazy talk
Well, it should be understood I think that most of that money spent goes to presumably good law abiding corrections officers who contribute in a positive way to the economy. Still though, it does seem steep, so we should definitely do a couple things: 1. decriminalize marijuana 2. stop paying for psychologists for the crimes of pre-meditated murder, rape, and pedophiles so they can be "rehabilitated," and instead just leave them in prison until they're dead. Note: I'm all for rehabilitation, but sex offenders don't, and people who commit pre-meditated murder shouldn't be let out either way. But I need to note Joe, you don't pay $130,000 a year for a prisoner in order to protect a $60,000 car. Likely about a dollar of the taxes from each paycheck goes to keeping prisons running. I know it's hard for you to understand the concept of nations pooling money for the cause from your other debates, but this is an easy one. 79 days ago | Tagged As: That's crazy talk
Yeah, I know, I don't pay $130K a year. I meant the tax payer. I think that a lot of that money goes towards making prisons nicer. Like a new rec-room with a 52 inch flat panel TV ;) Maybe we should outsource our prisons. Maybe we can pay Mexico to build prisons and guard our inmates. I bet we could save a lot of money. ;) 79 days ago | Tagged As: That's crazy talk
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