Here's my thought on what to do with hardcore criminals. I know this will never happen, and the negatives likely outweigh the positives.
Put a hardcore criminal (someone sentenced to life in prison) in solitary confinement and give him/her a pistol and tell them they can put a pullet in their head if they want to. Give them two days to decide if they want to pull the trigger.
What are some of the drawbacks of this?
dell1 wrote:
What are some of the drawbacks of this?
Ummm... how about you're a coward, so we know you won't pull the trigger.
dell1 wrote:
What are some of the drawbacks of this?
The multi-million dollar settlement.
Thanks. What else?
Prisoner pretends they shot themself. Guard goes in to get body, prisoner shoots guard, escapes from prison, goes on shooting spree, steals car, drives it into crowd of people at 124 MPH, killing 11 and injuring 25 people, then steals another car, escapes to Mexico, joins Oscar Ponce's drug cartel, vows revenge on the United States of America, goes to Afghanistan for drugs, converts to Islam, joins terrorist group, uses millions from drug cartel to fund terrorist group, forming the most powerful enemy organization ever known to man, corrupts police officers all over USA, closes prison that was going to do him in, turns it into a gay bath house for the person who concocted this punishment in the first place (you), buys nuclear weapons, launches them toward China, blames it on USA, China retaliates, WWIII starts, world comes to an end.
I think this yours is a very bad idea, unfortunately.
That wouldn't happen. If it's solitary, I assume there are cameras on the prisoner 24/7.
Why would the prisoner shoot himself? Are there any incentives?
your wife wrote:
Prisoner pretends they shot themself.
Type "suicide by high caliber weapon" into Google and search for images. View any one of the images that comes up. Once you've finished vomiting, come back and tell us if you still think it's possible to pretend that you have shot yourself in the head.
The incentive would be to not have to spend a lifetime in prison.
I'd give Sandusky a gun if he was forced to use it on himself. Why should we continue to feed and house him when he probably touches himself and thinks of all the little boys he's had. Filthy person. Destroy him. I guess I'm thinking of what would I do if he had molested a son of mine. We fathers cannot be rational on this one.
It would if the guard was bribed. Then the rest would surely follow.
dell1 wrote:
That wouldn't happen. If it's solitary, I assume there are cameras on the prisoner 24/7.
that wouldn't work wrote:
your wife wrote:Prisoner pretends they shot themself.
Type "suicide by high caliber weapon" into Google and search for images. View any one of the images that comes up. Once you've finished vomiting, come back and tell us if you still think it's possible to pretend that you have shot yourself in the head.
Type "buys nuclear weapons, launches them toward China, blames it on USA, China retaliates, WWIII starts, world comes to an end." into Google and search for stories. Tell me what comes up. Then come back here and tell us if you are really as stupid as you came across in your last post.
lol
Smarter Than You Is Easy wrote:
Type "buys nuclear weapons, launches them toward China, blames it on USA, China retaliates, WWIII starts, world comes to an end." into Google and search for stories. Tell me what comes up. Then come back here and tell us if you are really as stupid as you came across in your last post.
What a strong argument. You've made me completely change my mind. I now see that it would, in fact, be easy for a guy to pretend that he'd blown his head off with a .45. He could just pretend that his head was split wide open and pretend that the contents of said head was splattered all over the place.
that wouldn't work wrote:
Smarter Than You Is Easy wrote:Type "buys nuclear weapons, launches them toward China, blames it on USA, China retaliates, WWIII starts, world comes to an end." into Google and search for stories. Tell me what comes up. Then come back here and tell us if you are really as stupid as you came across in your last post.
What a strong argument. You've made me completely change my mind. I now see that it would, in fact, be easy for a guy to pretend that he'd blown his head off with a .45. He could just pretend that his head was split wide open and pretend that the contents of said head was splattered all over the place.
What a strong argument. You've made me completely change my mind. I now see that the original story by "your wife" was entirely realistic and meant to be taken seriously with the single exception of the part where the prisoner pretends to be shot.
dell1 wrote:
The incentive would be to not have to spend a lifetime in prison.
Yes, but there are lots of prisoners facing life in prison currently and they are not committing suicide in droves. If a prisoner wanted they could kill themselves in prison to not face a life term (or a longer life term anyway).
If you were to tell the prisoner that their family would get a $20,000 "insurance" payment if they were to "pass away" then you might get a better response.
say again wrote:
Yes, but there are lots of prisoners facing life in prison currently and they are not committing suicide in droves. If a prisoner wanted they could kill themselves in prison to not face a life term (or a longer life term anyway).
Very true, but life in prison =/= life in solaritary confinement. If you lock someone in a box with zero human contact, no books, tv, etc, after a while (few weeks, months, years), most people will end up pretty nuts. Don't know they'd necessarily be suicidal, but definately nuts.
But to the OP's question, I'd say the main drawback to this punishment is that to carry it out, we'd have to amend the constitution to allow cruel and inhumane punishments, which would be a big step backwards.
Night Runner wrote:
I'd give Sandusky a gun if he was forced to use it on himself.
What is the point of forcing somebody to commit "suicide"?
Your internet tough guy ends at actually killing them yourself? You need to step up your game.
Part of this has to do with the debate on whether suicide should be legal. They would be saying that it is ok to kill yourself as it is your own life. Many people would disagree with this and it would start a huge controversy on the legality of suicide and euthanasia. For example people will say if a murderer can kill himself without breaking any laws why can't the doctors allow my terminally ill grandmother a painless death (which is illegal in most places).
The other debate here would be if the prisoner is really being allowed to choose to take their own life or are they being pressured and tempted into it.
your wife wrote:
Prisoner pretends they shot themself. Guard goes in to get body, prisoner shoots guard, escapes from prison, goes on shooting spree, steals car, drives it into crowd of people at 124 MPH, killing 11 and injuring 25 people, then steals another car, escapes to Mexico, joins Oscar Ponce's drug cartel, vows revenge on the United States of America, goes to Afghanistan for drugs, converts to Islam, joins terrorist group, uses millions from drug cartel to fund terrorist group, forming the most powerful enemy organization ever known to man, corrupts police officers all over USA, closes prison that was going to do him in, turns it into a gay bath house for the person who concocted this punishment in the first place (you), buys nuclear weapons, launches them toward China, blames it on USA, China retaliates, WWIII starts, world comes to an end.
I think this yours is a very bad idea, unfortunately.
This is well written. That guy who posts the stupid stories on here just about every day could learn a thing or two from you.