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Subject: Re: Bastille mentality (and moriarty's ?
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Date: Fri, 23-Nov-84 13:10:00 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov 23 13:10:00 1984
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Nf-From: acf4!greenber    Nov 23 13:10:00 1984

jhull@spp2.UUCP asks:
> Now, what alternative do you offer the law-abiding citizen who wants
> to be able to walk home after dark and not fear robbery or murder?

The question was about capital punishment, which I am against for any
reason.  Suddenly now we are talking about crime in general?  Not me...
I'm not qualified.

Regarding the alternatives to capital punishment: lifetime and public
incarceration.  Let the public know that this little cell is what awaits
you for the rest of your life if you commit what is now a capital offense.
Show how much fun it must be to never see daylight.

And let these miserable souls become public figures.  Take them to schools
in their chains and show school children what a life of crime leads to.
But no matter what, do not kill them.  For you, the jury that convicted
them, might have been mistaken, and they might be innocent!

Ross M. Greenberg  @ NYU   ---->  allegra!cmcl2!acf4!greenber  <----