RE: Moscow surplus and seized weapons policy

[Robert Hoffmann <escape@alt-escape.com>]

At 02:27 PM 9/18/99 -0700, Marc wrote:
>As a token of our community's commitment to reducing ANY violence, I think
>we should lock up violent people.  I realize this is a somewhat
>old-fashioned approach, but it does seem to work. 

Actually, I've never seen evidence of this in broad terms.  The U.S. has
one of the highest incarceration rates in the world, but this has not
reduced our crime rate (although there are mild, periodic fluctuations in
crime rates).  High rates of recidivism indicate that jail time is no
deterrent against repeat offences.  Our entire penal system begs for
justification.



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