I am interested in the criminal justicesystem of our country. It seems to me that something has to be done if we are to survive as a country. I certainly don't know what the answer to my questions are. Things certainly get complicatedin a hurry when you get into them. But I wonder if something could have been done to deal with some of these problems. One thing I'm concerned about is our practice of putting offendersin jail who haven't harmed anyone. Why not work out some system whereby they can pay back the debts they owe society instead of incurring another debt by going to prison, and of course, coming out as the influence of hardened criminals. I'm also concerned about the short prison sentences people are serving for serious crimes. Of course, one alternative to this is to restore capital punishment. But I'm not sure I would be for that, and I'm not sure if it's right to take an eye for eye. The alternative to capital punishimentis longer sentences. But they would certainly caused the tax payers much money. I also think we must do something about the insanity plea. In my opinion, anyone who takes another person's life intentionally is insane. However, that does not mean the person isn't guiltyof the crime or that he shouldn't pay the society the debt he owes. It's said, of course, that the person may have to spend the rest of his life or a large part of it in prison for acts that he commited while not in full control of his mind.
