On Tue, 11 Jan 2011 20:37:45 -0800, Oren wrote:

On Tue, 11 Jan 2011 22:06:58 -0500, bpuharic wrote:

let's see. america has the highest rate of incarceration in the world.
we have more prisoners than china.

The U.S. does have a large prison population. We use guns to contain
prisoners based on classification and propensity towards violence.

Our penal systems are admired around the world as the best run
facilities in the world.

HAHAHAH really? our judicial system, dominated by the 'lock 'em up'
philosophy, is seen as a joke

a very, very expensive joke that even conservatives are starting to
realize, doesnt work