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nadinbrzezinski

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48. California had that experience about five years ago

Fri Mar 16, 2012, 01:24 PM

Mar 2012

Guy reoffended within seventy hours hours. He was found mentally incompetent and last time I checked he's at the hospital for the criminally insane. Did I mention zero history of mental illness when he entered the system?

It led to about a day or two of questions.

Problems is the US has become in that sense as blood thirsty, in other ways, as Muslim states, eye for eye, they deserve it kind of attitudes. But when we are critical of other countries, we really are unwilling to see the log in our own eye.

They are expensive, cruel and inhuman, violate constitutional protections against cruel and inhuman punishment, but if it makes you sleep at night...why bring out these things? Sorry for intruding. USA, USA, USA.

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Question, are you also a fan of releasing nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #28

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Certainly not those convicted of nonviolent felonies, no. Johnny Rico Mar 2012 #33

Actually they are nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #32

We were speaking of going from supermax to the streets, not Johnny Rico Mar 2012 #36

So you agree with torture nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #38

Your definition. Not mine. Johnny Rico Mar 2012 #39

And that of international agencies nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #40

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California had that experience about five years ago nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #48

Without more information... Johnny Rico Mar 2012 #49

You want some reading, here you go nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #50

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Here is a report, of many for you to read nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #45

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