tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post2977652699283844000..comments2023-11-05T02:17:05.633-07:00Comments on Think Outside the Cage: Safety Is The Issue As Budget Cuts Free PrisonersPamela Clifton and Christie Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10873286290200378185noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post-58058015152744914282010-03-10T06:39:42.149-07:002010-03-10T06:39:42.149-07:00To Samuel and others who think there any safer bec...To Samuel and others who think there any safer because of homeland security your the dumb misguided ones. I hope you drown in your loss of constitutional rights standing in a line waiting to be searched to get in YOUR court house or on an airplane.<br /> I served in the Korean war, probably before you were born. Have you ever read the constitution and if so why are you folks so quick to want toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post-8803039095185865472010-03-08T21:33:32.916-07:002010-03-08T21:33:32.916-07:00Briefly, to the second poster, when you talk about...Briefly, to the second poster, when you talk about handing over freedoms to, and this is the key word, 'the enemy' I can only help but think of people who think and act and believe exactly like you. You and your kind are a far superior threat to the safety of my family, the happiness of my kids and my kids' kids, and to the overall well-being of this once great nation than some Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075764741823276145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post-67788645496374378502010-03-06T15:17:59.735-07:002010-03-06T15:17:59.735-07:00Yes,over zealous prosecutors, overworked public de...Yes,over zealous prosecutors, overworked public defenders and judges that function with a delusional view that it is a just and efficient process to lock as many people away for as many years as a judge can possible get away with assigning with-in the law. The guilty plea needs to be no longer an option. The subliminal threats of massive amounts of years in jail need to be taken away from the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post-81102584434618559382010-03-06T10:53:23.023-07:002010-03-06T10:53:23.023-07:00My husband is currently incarcerated for a "v...My husband is currently incarcerated for a "violent" crime, one in which he DEFENDED HIMSELF against 2 other men. But they had no records and he was on parole. The "victim" never called the police (the hospital did), received 10 stitches, has no permanent injury and his hospital bill was $179.00. Amazing that we are now spending $180,000 to incarcerate my husband for 6 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post-80403479001039893762010-03-06T09:04:13.293-07:002010-03-06T09:04:13.293-07:00So...according to the previous writer, the United ...So...according to the previous writer, the United States should just eliminate our defense against terrorists, hand over our freedoms to the enemy and release non-violent offenders from prison. That means many sex offenders (not always a violent crime), thieves, drug dealers, child abusers (not always a violent crime), etc. should just go free and not go to prison and be allowed to re-victimize Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post-48451387243151973332010-03-06T07:06:07.019-07:002010-03-06T07:06:07.019-07:00This safety issue is a scam by DOC officials. Ther...This safety issue is a scam by DOC officials. There are thousands of non violent people in prison. Whatever the crime that put them there was non violent in the first place. As far as public safety, law enforcement doesnt protect people anyway. All this outcry about public safety and those who listen do not have there facts straight and are costing taxpayers millions to keep them all on a payrollAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com