Odin":oqitsjv7 said:
That the increasing crime rate indicates the laws are ineffectie and don't proptect the "non felons" as you called them. So to claim Texas is safe would be a misleading statement.
I disgree. Laws, when well written and uniformly and strictly enforced, are an excellent way to deter crime. But laws are only a part of the equation. No matter how many criminals we lock up, if the judicial system continues to release those offenders quickly and without much or any punishment then we can't blame the laws. The entire system has to work together to deter crime, and our system is not working as well as it should.[/quote[
So how does this not add up to an ineffective law system - it's all connected like you said. Problem is how do you make a law if it's not moral?
A major part of our problem is that our jails and prisons are overcrowded and offenders are released quickly, some who should never be released. These offenders immediately return to committing crimes.
This is not a factual statement. You cannot claim they all do, because they do not all return to crime. Those that do might for various reasons. Many might love crime, many might be fucktards, some even might feel unable to move on given the predjudices raised against them outside of prison (though why these exist is obvious and hardly the fault of those with the predjudice).
If the US decriminalized drugs and deported 100% of all illegal aliens our jails and prisons would be less than half full, leaving us the ability to incarcerate violent and predatory criminals properly. But I don't see this ever happening.
Decriminalise drugs? Are you serious? Some yeh sure, whatever, no worries, Weed, LSD, E - no biggie. Heroin and Meth man, seriously? LEGAL?
The more freedom a nation enjoys the higher the crime rate will be. Freedom affords opportunity for the ambitious. Some are criminally ambitious.
I'm not sure what your point is? The US is the most free and therefore has the highest crime rate? Because I'd argue if your living in a perpetual crime zone your not really free, no matter what rights you have.
Or are you saying countries that are strincter but have less crime are less free (and therefore worse off) because their citizens can lead normal lives?
Or are you saying without any enforcement shit hits the fan, so its about finding the balance?