05-18-2003, 08:43 PM
Kasreyn....the American penal system is very much a pathetic attempt at rehabilitation in most cases imo (not all, but most).
Criminals in prison get beyond the basics usually, while not the Hilton - it is more than a group of the non-criminal portion of the country's people live in. (the Poor and very poor people) - so they have a reason to want to come back if they can't afford decent in the real world (you do have to inform an employer if you have a criminal record - which reduces you chances of getting a job). That's why you see higher crime rates among the lower classes (yes, we have a "class" system in the US...it's a mental segregation that the majority of Americans grow up around).
If you do a background check on someone - anyone - you can find their criminal record from age 18+ - this is not limited to sex crimes. I think public announcement of these things is wrong, but it should still be available should someone which to check on the history of a potential employee or tenant, etc.
And your reference to males being considered sexual deviants heh....that's a sociological standpoint passed on from MANY years ago, but yes it is VERY present in modern day society (although not as bad as few centuries or even decades ago). A balance is coming underway, slowly but surely... I don't see it coming to full realization in ours or our children's lifetimes though.
Criminals in prison get beyond the basics usually, while not the Hilton - it is more than a group of the non-criminal portion of the country's people live in. (the Poor and very poor people) - so they have a reason to want to come back if they can't afford decent in the real world (you do have to inform an employer if you have a criminal record - which reduces you chances of getting a job). That's why you see higher crime rates among the lower classes (yes, we have a "class" system in the US...it's a mental segregation that the majority of Americans grow up around).
If you do a background check on someone - anyone - you can find their criminal record from age 18+ - this is not limited to sex crimes. I think public announcement of these things is wrong, but it should still be available should someone which to check on the history of a potential employee or tenant, etc.
And your reference to males being considered sexual deviants heh....that's a sociological standpoint passed on from MANY years ago, but yes it is VERY present in modern day society (although not as bad as few centuries or even decades ago). A balance is coming underway, slowly but surely... I don't see it coming to full realization in ours or our children's lifetimes though.
Chaos < Logic > Order
One who knows the enemy and knows himself will not be in danger in a hundred battles.
One who does not know the enemy but knows himself will sometimes win, sometimes lose.
One who does not know the enemy and does not know himself will be in danger in every battle.
- Sun Tzu "The Art of War"
One who knows the enemy and knows himself will not be in danger in a hundred battles.
One who does not know the enemy but knows himself will sometimes win, sometimes lose.
One who does not know the enemy and does not know himself will be in danger in every battle.
- Sun Tzu "The Art of War"