The ?supreme? law of our land is a severely defective document
in many areas. It could never win approval in a faith based
society. It was drafted and marketed by a faith adverse body of
self interested men; we accurately call our founding fathers.
The first offense of note is the self proclamation of supremacy.
How does a conclave of obviously inferior men write supreme law,
while refusing to open their daily proceedings with prayer? They
don?t create supremacy of any sort, but do not hesitate to
proclaim it so in the text of their own creation. Am I the only
one troubled by a long history of political arrogance that
persists into a new age? The common does not become superior by
convocation, proclamation or repetition.
The ?supreme? law forbids cruel and unusual punishment. A faith
based society would disallow cruel punishment altogether and
allow unusual punishments which could be far superior to
traditionally cruel ones. No crueler punishment than
imprisonment was ever devised by mankind. Isolate people from
society, strip them of their dignity. Make them dependent as
children on people hostile to them by the nature of continuous
survival - security needs of all who live under these
conditions. When they have learned to survive in a more
threatening environment than the ones most came from, they are
turned loose, destitute, without bankroll or economic and social
skills. No social support and a record to deter most employers.
It is like domesticating an eagle for years and then turning it
loose. Good luck birdie!
A convenience society sweeps the problems and criminals it
creates under the rug, thinks itself superior and locks people
in cages regardless of the crime. No victim restitution, no
family support, no good thing at all. Anti social behavior is to
be met with radical, cruel anti social punishment - one size
fits all. Look into America?s prison and ?just us? systems. You
will know what a cruel joke the cry of faith and family is in
America today.
When society disables a person by locking her in a cage, it
acquires the responsibilities the free person had committed to
and society has made impossible for that person to fulfill.
Society also becomes responsible for a prisoner?s well being,
healing and rehabilitation. To simply release wizened, often
sickened criminals without resources is to beg them to
re-offend. A vicious cycle is created. This is the most care
less and unloving behavior toward our neighbors. Who should pat
us on the back and say, ?well done thou good and faithful
servant?? Universal imprisonment will forever be bad social
medicine. Because we have accepted the outrageous economic cost
of convenience justice, no one dares calculate the social costs.
Most anti social behavior comes from growing up in anti social
environments. If I am anti social, there is an excellent chance
I will produce anti social children. A loving society would
choose to break the cycle. A selfish, short sighted society will
never take responsibility for anything. What punishment does
justice demand for the likes of us?
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