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39. Well if I were struggling to get by, I might just commit a crime to get to go

Sun Jun 23, 2013, 09:01 AM

Jun 2013

to one of those prisons. I don't believe that convicted murderers and rapists should be living better than poor people who have never harmed a soul.

And no life sentences? How about the man who raped and murdered his girlfriend's 4-month-old infant child?

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/06/18/police-infant-died-after-mother-invited-pedophile-boyfriend-to-rape-child/

I would say this man absolutely deserves a life sentence.

There's a middle ground between giving these people a cushy almost-vacation and "treating them as worthless savages". Neither is right.

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You will be STUNNED. Welcome to Halden Prison in Norway. [View all] snagglepuss Jun 2013 OP

I'm not really stunned; I knew their way of treating prisoners was better than our way. CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2013 #1

How I wish we were like that here. DJ13 Jun 2013 #2

But you can't be *kind* to prisoners! The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2013 #3

Yes murderers ARE "bad people" NYC Liberal Jun 2013 #20

What the Norwegians have discovered The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2013 #25

Both approaches are extremes on opposite ends, and both are wrong. NYC Liberal Jun 2013 #40

Loss of freedom stinks auntsue Jun 2013 #33

Well if I were struggling to get by, I might just commit a crime to get to go NYC Liberal Jun 2013 #39

But, see, they're in Norway Bannakaffalatta Jun 2013 #46

Norway also doesn't have a population of 300 million NYC Liberal Jun 2013 #49

I noticed some dark-skinned inmates in that video. Bannakaffalatta Jun 2013 #50

Is this the place with the sex room? bunnies Jun 2013 #4

I think a lot of chronic offenders are overly intelligent and understimulated. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #5

smart post. nt galileoreloaded Jun 2013 #37

Something is working Bannakaffalatta Jun 2013 #6

They have social saftey nets in Norway and poor people do not have to do robbery's to xtraxritical Jun 2013 #16

No For Profit Prison system in Norway, I'm guessing? SammyWinstonJack Jun 2013 #41

I expect to be flamed even though I support rehab over punishment sarisataka Jun 2013 #7

My instinct is to not approve. But my logic and humanity does approve. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #8

I tend to agree sarisataka Jun 2013 #12

The difference in out cultures are many and large. RC Jun 2013 #14

That would be fine with me. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2013 #26

If convicted left is right Jun 2013 #31

No flaming here.....I'd approve of it, even welcome it tpsbmam Jun 2013 #32

Even Zimmerman is a human auntsue Jun 2013 #34

Sure, be fine with me. The problem with the Trayvon murder was not just that he was uppityperson Jun 2013 #36

Although Norway doen't have a 'life in prison' sentence, some ARE kept in prison for life Tx4obama Jun 2013 #9

K&R This has been out for awhile, but it's always worth broadcasting that there is a better way. Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #10

rehabilitation over profit xiamiam Jun 2013 #11

Excellent. Comfortable beds, soft pillows, excellent food, 24-hour room service, Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #13

A couple of things should be noted jmowreader Jun 2013 #15

The way we do it is not working here Major Nikon Jun 2013 #18

Are you suggesting our way is working? davidn3600 Jun 2013 #21

i'm totally certain 'prison riot' can be translated into norwegian. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #22

The words can be translated... jmowreader Jun 2013 #24

Gladiator school ErikJ Jun 2013 #17

what a concept!-- and obviously right-wingers would go nuts over this NoMoreWarNow Jun 2013 #19

they would really go nuts hearing children who kill are back in school the next day Monkie Jun 2013 #23

There have been a few experimental prisons here run the same way Warpy Jun 2013 #27

Americans of all stripes lerve them some retribution and punishment jberryhill Jun 2013 #28

Another big difference between here and Norway is that you can't ethically treat your Nay Jun 2013 #29

+1000 LuvNewcastle Jun 2013 #30

and we have a winner here ! auntsue Jun 2013 #35

+1 mike_c Jun 2013 #51

They are a civilized society, we are not. I'm sad that you are stunned, we should take that sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #38

Japan is the total opposite Brooklyns_Finest Jun 2013 #42

But according to the cited article, that's not because of the tough prisons: The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2013 #45

Not stunned. LWolf Jun 2013 #43

I'd say the recidivism is exactly what you'd expect. Liberal Veteran Jun 2013 #47

What would happen if LWolf Jun 2013 #44

what would happen if we made sure there were enough jobs for everyone who wanted one, HiPointDem Jun 2013 #48