From: Arlo Bensinger (ajb102@psu.edu)
Date: Tue Aug 02 2005 - 17:34:20 BST
Hi JC,
[Arlo previously]
>>The message is clear. Lives (mind/intellect) are more important than static
>>wealth piles. Even if it threatens to destroy the society, society must
>>protect
>>the lives of criminals, and non-criminals alike.
>
[JC replied]
>I believe a complete rethinking of our penal/justice system would be
>possible under an MOQ society. What GOOD does it do the victims of a
>crime or relative of a murder victim to have the perpetrator in a prison
>cell or killed by lethal injection? A human is a terrible thing to
>waste. Put them to good use. Let them earn restitution. Let their
>victims have some input on when they have repaid their debt to them and to
>society. If they are such low quality humans that they can come up with
>nothing useful to contribute except grunt labor, let them work off their
>sins with the sweat of their brow. If they won't even do that, let them
>rot. At least they'd have a chance to use their intellect.
[Arlo]
Could not agree with you more (provided you are not talking about violating
humane treatment standards).
Interestingly, one of the things I was going to propose to Platt was that,
since I am arguing the MOQ values sustaining life over personal wealth
(community taxation to provide life support for criminals, e.g.), would be
that "community service" may be a way for society to benefit from helping
sustain the life of those unable to come up with the capital means to pay
for their own health-care needs. Thus, someone who needs dialysis, but
can't pay for it, could repay society by teaching literacy to kids, or
helping deliver meals to shut-ins, or help out at the local fire
department... a myriad of a ways someone can repay society, that would
directly benefit society for keeping them alive.
What do you think?
Arlo
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