I have had an idea for years that I have told several people about and it seems to be pretty well received so I figured I'd finally share it with ATS members, readers, etc....

I have heard for years that criminals have in essence given up certain rights by becoming fugitives and/or criminals....this being said I could be mistaken but if it could be deemed Constitutional I believe all violent and/or unrehabiltatable criminals should be inducted into a special Sub-Category of the military kept separate from society of course and then as we are pulling out our normal troop line dropping these fellas off in the middle of nowhere over in the countries we are currently entrenched in and they should in essence be told well "either fight or die" if you do everything you are told you can stay over here in the temporary bases that have been built and survive just fine, if you don't do everything you are told you will most likely be captured and killed as infidels, good luck..........I mean it worked for Australia, just drop the criminals off somewhere else and eventually they will be okay...not a totally foolproof plan and borderline cruel and unusual, however you would be essentially giving them a chance at a life outside of a concrete cell so which is more cruel and unusual? Living outside with a mission and orders, or sitting on your butt staring at a wall for the rest of your life taking up space and tax dollars?

I think putting criminals into military service would be considered cruel and unusual punishment. Or at least lawyers would paint it to be so. . .

a good thought

i however think that giving dissidents weapons in foreign territory would be disastrous on many levels.

but i would agree that something does need to be done, like only housing violent criminals. (or my shocking plan

of "terminating" criminals, which would be a pretty big deterant to any future wrongdoing)

Decriminalising drugs, prostitution and other victimless crimes will go a long way to reducing the prison population. There are some medical reports where cannabis is less harmful than a lot of the new antidepressants entering the market. The risk with opium are higher, with the heroin strain very dangerous due to its high addictive qualities. I do see these drugs issues are more suitable for the medical community rather than the politicians to decide. With a doctors approval and oversight it will limit the power of the black market and bring some informed analysis on a very complex situation.

How about legalize Drugs?

That would get rid of about half or more or the people in prison.

Originally posted by DragonSpirit2
I believe all violent and/or unrehabiltatable criminals should be inducted into a special Sub-Category of the military kept separate from society of course and then as we are pulling out our normal troop line dropping these fellas off in the middle of nowhere over in the countries we are currently entrenched in and they should in essence be told well "either fight or die"

Oh, yeah - Give criminals military weapons, military training, actual combat experience, and a war zone to weed out the relatively incompetent... and next time anyone goes to these countries, they're up against the cast of "The Road Warrior."

Somehow, I'm getting this nagging feeling in the back of my skull that this might be one of those plans that tend to backfire.