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when are you running for president because I haven't heard one candidate speak as intelligently about any issue as you have so clearly spoken about this one.

by dev1n 11y ago

codyb 11y ago
Ha, thanks. I'm only 25, so I've got about 10 years to put together a platform before I'm even eligible. Obviously, as some of the other posters have pointed out, there a few issues regarding my statements when it comes to habitual reoffenders who threaten the rest of the prison populace. I'd need to do some more research on the subject (look at other prison systems, look at occurrence rates, etc) to figure out a proper response to that. This is how I see it now though: when you learn to scuba dive, first they tell you the basics on dry land, then they get you into a pool with the proper supervision and equipment, then you go into the ocean. When it comes to rehabilitating prisoners so that they're able to interact with the ocean (society), we're not even giving them the on land basics much less the pool (which could be civilian roles inside the prison environment). Rewarding good behavior has been studied and shown to be far more effective than punishing bad behavior. So that's the route I propose. Of course, in a society where we don't provide a lot of people (generally the people who could use it the most) the in land basics, much less the pool, before they end up in prison, I'm not sure what we expect. I've been considering writing a book called "A Path Forward: A vision for a Prosperous America" which would include a lot of my views. Hopefully that will be coming out in the next few years. If you ever see it, you'll know it was me. My views are primarily based on a rational perspective, evidence based learning, and a very healthy dose of compassion. I've never understood how people could dismiss so easily a person with decades of experiences they've never had. Of course you can learn from them. Why aren't we? Cheers mate.

when are you running for president because I haven't heard one candidate speak as intelligently about any issue as you have so clearly spoken about this one.

by dev1n 11y ago

when are you running for president because I haven't heard one candidate speak as intelligently about any issue as you have so clearly spoken about this one.

codyb 11y ago

Ha, thanks. I'm only 25, so I've got about 10 years to put together a platform before I'm even eligible. Obviously, as some of the other posters have pointed out, there a few issues regarding my statements when it comes to habitual reoffenders who threaten the rest of the prison populace. I'd need to do some more research on the subject (look at other prison systems, look at occurrence rates, etc) to figure out a proper response to that. This is how I see it now though: when you learn to scuba dive, first they tell you the basics on dry land, then they get you into a pool with the proper supervision and equipment, then you go into the ocean. When it comes to rehabilitating prisoners so that they're able to interact with the ocean (society), we're not even giving them the on land basics much less the pool (which could be civilian roles inside the prison environment). Rewarding good behavior has been studied and shown to be far more effective than punishing bad behavior. So that's the route I propose. Of course, in a society where we don't provide a lot of people (generally the people who could use it the most) the in land basics, much less the pool, before they end up in prison, I'm not sure what we expect. I've been considering writing a book called "A Path Forward: A vision for a Prosperous America" which would include a lot of my views. Hopefully that will be coming out in the next few years. If you ever see it, you'll know it was me. My views are primarily based on a rational perspective, evidence based learning, and a very healthy dose of compassion. I've never understood how people could dismiss so easily a person with decades of experiences they've never had. Of course you can learn from them. Why aren't we? Cheers mate.