How bout Public Hangings?

"YEADON, Pennsylvania (AP) -- A man was charged Wednesday with raping and killing an aspiring teenage model, then cutting up her body, putting it in a steel drum and burning it with help from an acquaintance."

The girl was only 15 years old.

I'll tell ya what's wrong with people today:

• Bad parenting
• Poor educational system
• Inept criminal system w/ inadequate punishment

Unfortunately, there's little society can do about bad parenting. We can't stop dumb people from making babies nor can we provide an environment where parents don't have to work 24/7 instead of focusing on their families. It's a sad, money greedy little world we have here that forces us to work endlessly just to survive, while sacrificing any meaning in our lives. But, I digress...

However, points 1 and 2 on my list can certainly be tweaked.

Yes, ladies and gentleman...our educational system is a piece o' crap to put it lightly. Mostly this is due to underfunding and low teacher salaries. Then, we have higher education. Tuition is rising so rapidly that it's pushing lower income students either out of the pool or into 5 jobs to pay for it. Then, in the face of these exorbitant tuition fees, our wonderful government decided to cut Pell Grants leaving many potential students with little options. See the following articles:

Congress curbs Pell Grants
Spending bill increases funding but could cut or even eliminate eligibility for college aid to as many as 1 million students.
By Emma Schwartz / Los Angeles Times
http://www.detnews.com/2004/schools/0411/24/A05-15081.htm


College costs spike again
Tuition climbs fastest at public schools, while aid helps lower-income students less, study finds.October 19, 2004: 10:58 AM EDT By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN/Money senior writer
http://money.cnn.com/2004/10/18/pf/college/college_costs/


That's real smart America. Let's dumb everyone down, so that in the next 20 to 50 years there won't be anyone to run the country. Good plan!


Now, let's tackle the doozy...

Our criminal system needs an overhaul. Something's very wrong with a society that severely punishes tax evasionists and money launderers with 50 years to life, while child molesters, rapists and murders get six months probation and a slap on the wrist.

Now, if we ever get things straightened out to the point where the harshest crimes actually do get the harshest punishments (haha..yah right!), then we need to change the harshest punishment itself. This lethal injection thing just isn't cuttin it. We need to go back to public hangings. It's the only way to set an example. HA! Surely I jest? HELL NO! Do you think threatening criminals with 10 years of watching TV, exercising, eating 3 meals a day, earning money through a prison work program and getting an education is a good way of dissuading them from committing a crime??? If you do, then I'm sure there's a nice cushy job for you in our criminal justice system.