tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post6276441076702710907..comments2024-03-22T06:05:36.544-04:00Comments on Kids Prefer Cheese: Why Are Our Prisons Overcrowded?Mungowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02340064320347875601noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-4453390332674217922012-02-10T10:01:55.903-05:002012-02-10T10:01:55.903-05:00Lots of graphs, but I fail to see how they prove a...Lots of graphs, but I fail to see how they prove a point. Piling up numbers is only piling up numbers. Pseudo-logic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-7661599140828213442012-02-09T07:19:02.704-05:002012-02-09T07:19:02.704-05:00The graphic you linked to says "80% of the in...The graphic you linked to says "80% of the increase comes from changes in sentencing policy that made punishments more harsh." So, how is "too many laws" relevant?<br /><br />There may be 4,500 criminal offenses in the US Code--only relevant for federal prisons--but I'd be willing to bet that fewer than 100 of those account for 95% of federal prisoners.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-40145208588242362832012-02-08T17:57:51.584-05:002012-02-08T17:57:51.584-05:00How do you distinguish between "too many laws...How do you distinguish between "too many laws" and the WRONG laws? The US clearly has a higher incarceration rate than the western European democracies. Does it also have more laws and regulations? <br /><br />Or are the levels of law/regulation similar, but with different enforcement/punishment mechanisms crowding the prisons?<br /><br />To conclude (b), international comparisons would have to show a connection between "number of laws" and incarceration rates (where "number" is measured by whatever means you use to define "too many").Dirty Daveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908818235405186822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-79533741415189530002012-02-08T00:35:22.443-05:002012-02-08T00:35:22.443-05:00You forgot d. Not enough swift capital punishment....You forgot d. Not enough swift capital punishment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-51304869208703996132012-02-07T17:46:55.587-05:002012-02-07T17:46:55.587-05:00My fiance raised what I think to be an interesting...My fiance raised what I think to be an interesting point/question: What would happen to career criminals if our drugs/vice laws were liberated? Would they all straighten up and fly right (i.e. get jobs at Mickey Dees)? Or would they find new criminal activities?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com