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<blockquote data-quote="skeeter" data-source="post: 403991" data-attributes="member: 439"><p>I'm against registries of any kind. Let me explain a bit.</p><p></p><p>We do a lot with the courts here. Citizens on Patrol, Problem Oriented Policing and Court Watch. In this area, jail really comes down to "protecting society" - there's no punishment, no rehabilitation, and no crime prevention involved (I'm generalizing, but it seems to be the majority). Our jail is hugely overcrowded and to get more than just a month or so in jail (counting the time leading up to conviction) one must commit some pretty horrible crime. None of this " they put people in jail for pot possession only" here. If pot possession gets someone in jail, it's because they were already on community control, they were driving under suspension, without a license, found with weapon under disability, and numerous other violations and the pot charge was the stray that broke the camel's back.</p><p></p><p>If a person is such a menace to society that they need to be on a registry (I don't care what the crime), then they should be in jail until they are no longer a menace. Jail sentences should be accurate enough that if you serve your time, maybe with some post release controls, then you shouldn't have to pay for the rest of your life. If a child molester is still capable of molestation - they need to be locked up, not on a "registry". Same with sex offenders, murderers, robbers, what have you.</p><p></p><p>If someone is psychologically a problem, they don't need to be in prison, they need to be somewhere that the issue can be addressed. Unfortunately, in our area, that's pretty impossible and so they get sent to jail anyway. We just don't have the facilities to deal with psychological issues no matter how much we try to press that this person needs HELP, not jail.</p><p></p><p>I've sent many a letter to the parole board for cases I'm aware of the particulars in requesting that a person is not released early. We've also fought for getting help for those that truly need it.</p><p></p><p>Our criminal, court and mental health systems are so messed up in this country and no one wants to do anything about it because it costs money and taxes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skeeter, post: 403991, member: 439"] I'm against registries of any kind. Let me explain a bit. We do a lot with the courts here. Citizens on Patrol, Problem Oriented Policing and Court Watch. In this area, jail really comes down to "protecting society" - there's no punishment, no rehabilitation, and no crime prevention involved (I'm generalizing, but it seems to be the majority). Our jail is hugely overcrowded and to get more than just a month or so in jail (counting the time leading up to conviction) one must commit some pretty horrible crime. None of this " they put people in jail for pot possession only" here. If pot possession gets someone in jail, it's because they were already on community control, they were driving under suspension, without a license, found with weapon under disability, and numerous other violations and the pot charge was the stray that broke the camel's back. If a person is such a menace to society that they need to be on a registry (I don't care what the crime), then they should be in jail until they are no longer a menace. Jail sentences should be accurate enough that if you serve your time, maybe with some post release controls, then you shouldn't have to pay for the rest of your life. If a child molester is still capable of molestation - they need to be locked up, not on a "registry". Same with sex offenders, murderers, robbers, what have you. If someone is psychologically a problem, they don't need to be in prison, they need to be somewhere that the issue can be addressed. Unfortunately, in our area, that's pretty impossible and so they get sent to jail anyway. We just don't have the facilities to deal with psychological issues no matter how much we try to press that this person needs HELP, not jail. I've sent many a letter to the parole board for cases I'm aware of the particulars in requesting that a person is not released early. We've also fought for getting help for those that truly need it. Our criminal, court and mental health systems are so messed up in this country and no one wants to do anything about it because it costs money and taxes. [/QUOTE]
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