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Re: Teenager 'killed for being gay'
I don't think there would be half as much support for the death penalty if people felt that sentences were appropriate and that prison was a punishment rather then the rest it is now. It is easy to point the finger at the red top s and say they exaggerate the comfy conditions but i have heard too many prison officers past and present say the same things and it is wrong. Those who say prison isn't about revenge are right to a point but there has to be a degree of revenge in the penal system in order to help victims feel more secure and what worries me if we continue as we are is that more and more people will not feel any real punishment is served by being sent to prison and will decide to dish out some good ol mob justice a situation i do not want to see happening. Where there is no doubt someone has commited a murder life should mean life with no chance of parole whatsoever thats only fair.
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