EU urges Texas to end executions, page 6

Originally posted by Souljah

So no wonder death penalty is to stay in the U.S.A. - have to get rid of all those prisoners one way or anther. It costs the country way too much money. But have you ever wondered why are there so many criminals?

Well with 3500 total on death row and 200 added per year with 12 years of repeals and only 50 per year actually excuted. Do we need speed things up since your logic makes no sense?

Looking at the prison population per 100,000 China is close to USA and Russa, but there are concerns that they under report.

USA 743
The value of 743 in the USA includes 491 prisoners per 100,000 in prisons,and 252 prisoners per 100,000 in jails.

Russia 713
Great Britain 124
and Northern Ireland
Canada 102
Germany 98
Italy 92
France 80
Sweden 64
Denmark 61
Iceland 29

With close to 2 million incardinated in America we do have a problem, and a big part of that problem starts at home. The “family unit” in America is in serious trouble compared to the rest of the world, and the degradation of family values among some minority groups is to the point they are almost nonexistent. The black prison population of about 48% of the total is a staggering percent when only 15% of the US population is black.

Let’s look at out of wedlock births compared to prison numbers.

70% of Blacks are born out of wedlock and account for 48% of the prison population with 4.7% of the male black population in jail. With a large 12% of black males in their 20s in jail and so there are more black males in jail than collage.

50% of Hispanics are born out of wedlock and account for 20% of the prison population with 1.8% of the male hispanic population in jail.

25% of Whites are born out of wedlock and account for 32% of the prison population
with .7% of the male white population in jail.

Poverty follows this too with

33% Black children in Poverty

29% Hispanic children

10% White children

Our biggest problem is the freedom and ease of life that America offers, and this has created generations of people on welfare with prison just a part of the normal life cycle. We as Americans have not tried to stop these cycles and many stuck in them have apathy and do not want to do anything for themselves even if given the chance for it is easier to live the crappy life in America then to work and improve it. This apathy is passed on to future generations that look for the quick and easy buck and just end up in jail, or they look for any kind of family since they have none and they only find it in a gang.

If you look at the Asian minority population they have the lowest out of wedlock births and lowest for poverty which follows lowest percent per 100,000 Asian males in jail.

The problem is not the federal government, but more the state, local, community level to fix this.

[edit on 24-8-2007 by Xtrozero]

[edit on 24-8-2007 by Xtrozero]