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The counter argument would be we should spend less on prisons, not more on other stuff. People who struggle to make ends meet within the confines of social norm

The counter argument would be we should spend less on prisons, not more on other stuff. People who struggle to make ends meet within the confines of social norms and laws would say lock them up six to a cell and feed them rice and beans.

jchrisa 8y ago
Being receptive to such arguments is the purpose of keeping people in poverty, which is otherwise completely optional in today's world.
binarymax 8y ago
This argument is deeply flawed, since moving people into prisons is just throwing them away from your view. Many people are unjustly convicted and the idea of taking even more rights away from the incarcerated is barbaric and detrimental to our society. Prisons are micro-totalitarian regimes with abuse and violence as a part of every-day life. We should do everything we can do to reduce the number of people in prison and allow them to lead healthy and productive lives.
- leblowl 8y ago
  I'm inclined to agree. I think if we can't stop a person from continually hurting others, like a serial killer, then yea we should probably put him/her/etc. somewhere safe. But other then that (and I am sure a few other cases) this whole locking people up thing seems inhumane. I don't advocate theft, but I don't think people should be kept in cages for it. After all we were born with nothing but our bodies to start with. Also one shouldn't be prosecuted for what they put in their own body. It's pretty odd that folks will bust down my door and lock me up for posession of heroin, but the doctor can deal it all day down the street.
gowld 8y ago
Do you think that people who struggle to make ends meet think that prisoners have a better deal than themselves?
CydeWeys 8y ago
It is inherently expensive to lock people up. It costs food, room, board, building maintenance, and labor (in the form of guards), all of it 24/7. None of this is cheap. It's also unconstitutional to lock up people inhumanely.
crooked-v 8y ago
People who advocate for inhumane confinment should be ignored.

jchrisa 8y ago

Being receptive to such arguments is the purpose of keeping people in poverty, which is otherwise completely optional in today's world.

binarymax 8y ago

This argument is deeply flawed, since moving people into prisons is just throwing them away from your view. Many people are unjustly convicted and the idea of taking even more rights away from the incarcerated is barbaric and detrimental to our society. Prisons are micro-totalitarian regimes with abuse and violence as a part of every-day life. We should do everything we can do to reduce the number of people in prison and allow them to lead healthy and productive lives.

leblowl 8y ago
I'm inclined to agree. I think if we can't stop a person from continually hurting others, like a serial killer, then yea we should probably put him/her/etc. somewhere safe. But other then that (and I am sure a few other cases) this whole locking people up thing seems inhumane. I don't advocate theft, but I don't think people should be kept in cages for it. After all we were born with nothing but our bodies to start with. Also one shouldn't be prosecuted for what they put in their own body. It's pretty odd that folks will bust down my door and lock me up for posession of heroin, but the doctor can deal it all day down the street.

gowld 8y ago

Do you think that people who struggle to make ends meet think that prisoners have a better deal than themselves?

CydeWeys 8y ago

It is inherently expensive to lock people up. It costs food, room, board, building maintenance, and labor (in the form of guards), all of it 24/7. None of this is cheap. It's also unconstitutional to lock up people inhumanely.

crooked-v 8y ago

People who advocate for inhumane confinment should be ignored.