US Justice System

Here’s another reminder of why we need to utilize the death penalty. On January 25, 2012 it was reported that North Carolina hadn’t executed a prisoner in 6 years and a prisoner sitting on death row for 2 years wrote a letter to a local newspaper saying –“is the public aware that I am a gentleman of leisure, watching color TV in air conditioning, resting, taking naps at will, eating 3 well balanced hot meals a day – with round the clock free medical care – I spit in the face of your so-called justice system. And don’t forget about Charles Manson who was denied his twelfth parole and continues to laugh at our society. Yes, several states have put executions on hold because of debates regarding lethal injection being too painful and blacks being executed more than others. Perhaps we should hang people like the bible says. And, sentencing should have nothing to do with the ethnic background of someone but the nature of the crime. In the Troy Davis case I spoke about a couple of days ago Troy was black as were all 9 witnesses and 7 jurors. The problem with our system is that we don’t look for the truth and don’t prosecute those making false statements (perjury). In December 2011 Newsweek magazine reported that a 55 year old Florida woman and radiologist has been an admirer of Natalie Holloway’s killer, buying him clothes, paying for his attorney and sending him care packages. Unfortunately, because people are not executed there are too many accounts of death row pen pals, marriages and attempted breakouts. I don’t know where our sensibility is. I guess I’ll end my tirade regarding the death penalty being our biblical right to rid the earth of evil.   

Like our haphazard use of the bible in regard to adultery and prostitution, we do the same in our treatment of other biblical crimes (for example: December 14, 2012 PEW Research Center study found 35% of 20 – 45 year olds have at least one tattoo; Leviticus 19:28 – Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead nor print any marks upon you). I doubt that there are many that haven’t committed some crime against the bible. Heck the rich could be jailed because of greed, we would jail those that are obese (on November 2, 2011 the Talk informed us that there’s a website encouraging spouses to cheat on one another; the primary reason is the wife is too fat) as well as those eating the wrong foods (Leviticus Chapter 11) or priests drinking wine or strong drink (Leviticus Chapter 10, verse 9) or those working (like Tim Tebow) on the Sabbath, or even those coveting celebrities for a buck. Basically because of prison overcrowding I’m saying we need to consider how we deal with crimes. Perhaps those writing bad checks, robbing without physical injury, cyber-bullies without injury, and more should also go to jail. Those guilty of non violent crimes such as spectator sports (cock/dog fighting), graffiti, sexting without harm to another person, and other crimes should be under house arrest and wear ankle bracelets to perform community service or work on farms (not hanging out in their PJs, watching TV, being on the phone or internet, etc.). Think about Lindsay Lohan (Bernie Madoff if you don’t agree that he should receive the death penalty) working on a farm or cleaning toilets, sewers or any job others don’t want to do. I think drug addicts and drunk drivers should go to rehab centers (unless it’s their third strike as this shows no desire for change/improvement - in 2011 a Texas man with 9 drunk driving convictions was sentenced to life in prison - I think he should wear a bracelet and do community service). And, we all should know that the laws for each state are different. My problem is that people released in one state travel to another state to continue with their crime sprees. Law enforcement is getting better about connecting the dots but there needs to be more effort into the action to protect the American people in whole. Fines would still exist for littering and more; destruction of property would depend on the property destroyed.

I believe the federal government should be regulating all things that bring us equality as the Constitution says. This would include the death penalty, abortion, marriage, the age of consent, and other civil rights issues (not things like the type of lettering on street signs). And, I again repeat that the US Constitution allows us freedom of religion but the government itself is to have none. The push by the righteous hypocrites (which is not only the Santorum supporters) has people pointing a finger at their neighbors when they should be pointing at themselves. People really need to think about their concerns regarding the bible and our government. If we punished all violators of the bible there would be no one left to say Obama is failing to abide by our Constitution; the real problem is that he is trying to.