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nyong said:This is nonsense. The law distinguishes between premeditated murder and impulsive murder for a reason. A home invasion often requires careful planning to carry out. It's not like most robbers randomly pick a home without consideration for time of day or whether the owners are home. Why? Because they don't want to get caught. Why? Because they go to jail. So? Jail isn't fun. Take a look at the three strikes laws. For the third strike, people know the consequences plateau (i.e. they're screwed whether it's a candy bar or a bank robbery) and therefore usually go for broke.
Your views on crime are fairly ignorant. Most home invasions aren't planned at all. Nor are most murders (which is irrelevant to whether it is legally murder, contrary to your misimpression). Nor are most robberies. You watch too much television.
Jenga said:talk about the value of liberty to a starving homeless man who gets access to a nice conditioned room with television, access to a gym and food if he gets convicted and gets sent there
That homeless man is living in a shitty society. In that case, the society is the problem, not the jail.
Orayn said:I propose we continue to ignore the fact that the pictures in the OP post aren't of a prison and carry on with armchair criminology-GAF.
It wouldn't affect my position.