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It bothers me that my tax dollars are going towards criminals receiving three square meals, and a bill-free life. Three hots and a cot.

I work two full time jobs to stay ahead of myself. These bastards do not lay awake sweating utilities. No shut off notices. No threat of eviction. They can even watch cable, and take classes for free. The guy who strangled my sister to death in her own bed back in september of 2000, til her eye popped out and she bit off her own tongue, he just finished his degree. This is asinine.
Where is the punishment? How many millions are we blowing on the prison system? I have a better idea.
Let us embrace torture.
Why debate it? In terms of national defense, of course it produces no results. So I propose that we personalize the experience by dragging it back into the public domain, as the alternative to incarceration. Let us not only torture those convicted, let us broadcast it nationally, to set a strong example to the lesser amongst us.
Convicted of rape? Pedophilia? Castration. No repeat offenders there.
Convicted of theft? You lose a hand.
White collar crimes? Your eyes will be ripped from your screaming skull live on primetime network television.
Ratings would fly, advertisors would pay an arm and a leg (pun kinda intended) for a choice spot.
The crime rate would falter and plummet. Not only would the more ignorant and or desperate of us be faced with an actual punishment for their misconduct, but the rest of their days would be spent with something far more appropriate, more eloquent, than a scarlet letter.