IS IT REALLY CRUEL AND UNUSUAL TO ASK THAT THE RICH GO TO THE SAME PRISONS AS THE POOR?

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IS IT REALLY CRUEL AND UNUSUAL TO ASK THAT THE RICH GO TO THE SAME PRISONS AS THE POOR?

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crime : crime : IS IT REALLY CRUEL AND UNUSUAL TO ASK THAT THE RICH GO TO THE SAME PRISONS AS THE POOR?

[+] ballot by RobinGaylord
created Wed Sep 15, 04
I think it shows how stupid the conservative influence has been on America that it is considered more cruel and unusual to make someone poor than to kill them. We have the death penalty in America and that has not change even though all independent studies have shown that the method in which we convict criminals in high profile murder investigations and subsequently issue the death penalty to them is unfair and discriminatory. Only 60 percent of murder investigations end in arrest and of those 60 percent some get off, so when a high profile murder comes to our attention and we are all crying for justice. We should not be surprised that often cops resort to criminal means to get a confession out of a suspect. Yet if a rich man commits a crime they send him to a country club prison where he is guaranteed to have a far better experience than any poor person. Is this fair? Is it really cruel and unusual to ask that the rich go to the same prisons as the poor?

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They enjoy a different set of rules.

by Cathexis on Wed Sep 15, 04 12:57pm [+]

They should have it worse that regular criminals. And even they have a better basic cable package than I do.

by Stewie on Wed Sep 15, 04 1:06pm [+]

They should all be forced to work 45hr weeks. If they refuse then the death penality could be used.

by MrTroche on Wed Sep 15, 04 1:09pm [+]

Right on, the bigger they rise, the harder they should fall.

by Stewie on Wed Sep 15, 04 2:11pm [+]

Recently, in the UK, there was a judge, DAVID SELWOOD OF PORTSMOUTH, who regularly judged child abuse / child pornography cases. Most of the people who were found guilty, he quite rightly sent to prison, put on the paedophile register, tagged so they couldn't go near schools, etc....

Then HE was found guilty of having downloaded vast quantities of child pornography. Because he was a RESPECTED member of society, the EMBARRASSMENT was considered sufficient punishment for him. He lost his position as a judge too but he was in his 60s and intending to retire very soon anyway.

So, if you're rich, you are EMBARRASSED and lose a job you were going to leave anyway. If you're poor, you go to jail and get the SHIT beaten out of you DAY AFTER DAY AFTER DAY AFTER DAY....

by keithsheen on Wed Sep 15, 04 6:50pm [+]

I say if your rich and you don't want to be raped in prison by all the poor men you fired that turned to a life of crime to feed their families then don't commit a crime. The rich are in a postion of power it's only right that we hold them to a higher standard of accountability.

by RobinGaylord on Thu Sep 16, 04 2:40pm [+]

For the most part justice should be the same for everyone. Rich or poor: same prison treatment etc

There are exceptions, a £5000 fine might be a lot to a poor guy, but a rich man might just pay it and carry on as normal, not learning his lesson, which is what justice is meant to do.

So fine's should be relative to one's wealth, but imprisonment, I feel, should be the same to all.

by Syneil on Thu Jan 27, 05 11:31am [+]

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