tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883551996126668365.post5896735918523626642..comments2024-01-11T21:24:44.379-07:00Comments on A Blog of Tom: Paying for CrimeTom Cantinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234109728445439457noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883551996126668365.post-84139206636455839562012-06-18T07:50:37.682-06:002012-06-18T07:50:37.682-06:00"Memetic pathology" is my new favourite ..."Memetic pathology" is my new favourite phrase.Ted Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00010217875722442834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883551996126668365.post-72233426414519740932012-05-20T12:00:16.757-06:002012-05-20T12:00:16.757-06:00Yes, making crime pay for anyone is a bad idea! Ye...Yes, making crime pay for anyone is a bad idea! Yet, we have politicians who are on the receiving end of this... And they make the policy. So it's no wonder that such foolishness continues. And this is regardless of the so-called "moral high ground" these people espouse. <br /><br />Tom, this writing is excellent quality! Why isn't it being published in a magazine or newspaper?Johanus Haidnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00896496300615845197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883551996126668365.post-46753497318628600602012-05-19T11:58:30.798-06:002012-05-19T11:58:30.798-06:00Making crime pay for ANYONE is a bad idea.Making crime pay for ANYONE is a bad idea.Tom Cantinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06234109728445439457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883551996126668365.post-86419839265312337242012-05-19T09:45:50.059-06:002012-05-19T09:45:50.059-06:00Another item to consider is the rise of for-profit...Another item to consider is the rise of for-profit private sector prisons, the owners of which are actually quite a powerful lobby group in the US. So, in effect, there is a prison system owned and operated by a group for whom recidivism actually helps their bottom line.Michaelhttp://www.facebook.com/home.phpnoreply@blogger.com