Death Penalty

I don't "do" the death penalty. I can't throw the switch and I can't "ask" someone else to do it for me. Death is easy, living is hard, and entropy does not need my help.

At the same time, most of the people in prison should not be there. Smoked pot. Lied about insider trading. Didn't wear underpants. Whatever. Violent types need to be locked up and REFORMED (which locking up, in itself, does not do). Non-violent folk need fines and restrictions. Violents who have killed (and are likely to repreat regardless of offense) should get life, but all others need to take their "spanking," get help changing, then out again.

Way too much money, real estate and time goes into prisons.