re: #204 Gus 802

Yeah but it will be 21 year [plus] of living in his 1 bedroom with TV; volleyball; dance classes; music studio; full library; etc. Now. I’m not worked up about this anymore. It’s their country so they get to decide how to treat prisoners like him. This is not an endorsement of our somewhat draconian prison system either.

_{YMMV. Void where prohibited by law. Call now for free brochure.}

Our prison system is beyond draconian, it dehumanizes, destroys, creates costs and liabilities instead of focusing on rehabilitation and what’s best for society. My uncle went in for armed robbery and almost killed a man in prison, then came out with AIDS. Now he’s on Social Security disability and state Medicaid and will represent a debit on the government’s balance sheet for the rest of his life. Lose-lose.

It’s hard not to feel that the treatment Anders is going to receive is ridiculously lax and unjustifiable in light of his crimes, but our society has created exponentially more mass murderers, and harsher punishment sure hasn’t proved to be any sort of cure.