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4th law of robotics

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8. Decriminalize most drugs

Reply to qwlauren35 (Original post)

Fri May 25, 2012, 12:58 PM

May 2012

look at what other countries (with lower crime rates) are doing.

Maybe more money for working non-violent criminals back in to the economy (like jobs training) and allowing people to expunge their records for certain crimes (so they can get an actual job).

Prison is a great way to remove dangerous people from society.

For turning basically ok people with some flaw in to productive citizens. . . well not so good.

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What Can We Do About Incarceration Rates? [View all] qwlauren35 May 2012 OP

Relentlessly posting statistics somewhere might help. randome May 2012 #1

You can start with the Bureau of Justice Statistics Comrade Grumpy May 2012 #4

Make incarnation unprofitable. nt rrneck May 2012 #2

Incarnation? Carnations? Re-incarnation? Sorry, I know what you meant, I just couldn't resist! randome May 2012 #3

What? This isn't the religion forum? rrneck May 2012 #5

Two simple steps longship May 2012 #6

How is decriminalizing going to help? Fumesucker May 2012 #9

Sorry. I understood that if something is not criminal, it would be legal. longship May 2012 #10

The language is really slippery on this.. Fumesucker May 2012 #13

Alcohol wasn't really decriminalized then, was it? longship May 2012 #14

If people mean "legalize" then why do they not use that term? Fumesucker May 2012 #16

Touché longship May 2012 #18

Decriminalizing individual drug offenses MineralMan May 2012 #7

Decriminalize most drugs 4th law of robotics May 2012 #8

Slash State "correctional" budgets. ProgressiveEconomist May 2012 #11

Capacity... actually they can. qwlauren35 May 2012 #15

'As long as states have the money'--So SLASH the money ProgressiveEconomist May 2012 #17

I'll Buy That qwlauren35 May 2012 #19

Stop voting for politicians. Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #12

Publicize, organize. HiPointDem May 2012 #20

Pull the plug on the privatized prison/industrial complex hifiguy May 2012 #21