FM>    One of the perennially grave problems in attempts to fight the 
 FM> problem of 
 FM> crime is the simplistic approach so readily adopted by those who 
 FM> believe 
 FM> themselves to be marvels of wisdom in virtually all sociological 
 FM> fields.  You 
 FM> have, once again, shown the utter fallacy of such shallow reasoning.  
Well it may be a lot shallower than I would like Frank, but we are 
running out of time and patience to experiment with victim lives. 
The planet is getting to be a pretty crowded place, and that makes 
a lotta people crazy.  Lacking a cure, we lock them up to try to 
limit what damage they might do to the rest of us.  I am not so 
sure that keeping them alive in such conditions is really humane, 
and am ready to view them as having a terminal painful mental 
condition. 
 
 FM>... that "closure" everybody talks about so freely.   
Agreed; closure in overrated, and inadequate, and that there *is* 
no justice for the victims and families. 
 
 FM> might be better for society to legalize ALL drugs... 
Agreed. 
 FM> ...SIMPLE, MORAL ANSWER to almost any question... 
I am not arguing morality Frank. I am approaching the problem as 
a market economist; what does crime cost, and what to do to make 
it as cheap as possible. 
 
 FM>... to be HIGHLY PUNITIVE in the VENGEFUL sense.  
You assume that execution is punitive; I regard it as a humane way 
to end a life destined for decades of misery in a cell.  If we had 
the resources to administer stupifying drugs to prisoners rather 
than executing them, I would consider that as well. 
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