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dolvlo
on June 20, 2011
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U.S. Government Wants to Double Prison Sentences f...
Why not just sentence everyone to death for any crime, no matter how small?
marshray
on June 20, 2011
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How could you suggest such a horrible thing? Just think of all the prison guards that would put out of work!
pyre
on June 21, 2011
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They could just transition to be ushers for the public executions events.
falcolas
on June 20, 2011
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Be sure not to step on the bushes when getting your football...
epochwolf
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I seem to recall a star trek episode about that...
[edit] Yup:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_(Star_Trek:_The_Next_Ge...
AndyKelley
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because then everyone would be sentenced to death, and that is ridiculous.
marshray
on June 20, 2011
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Kind of like the ridiculous percentage of the US population currently in prison.
stavros
on June 21, 2011
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Hey, it's free labour.
politician
on June 21, 2011
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And if they're hackers, then well, they're skilled free labor.
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