I dunno - if that really were the case you might see some actual change in crime stats... it doesn't seem the case.
However talking just about "bubba" leaves out the women's correctional facilities: where more than a few inmates have found themselves in a "family way". It seems unlikely that this "law" (I'm not sure why it's even called a "law") doesn't actually do anything in the way of defining the act or punishment. Rather it calls for the "gathering of national statistics" and the development of guidelines. In short I doubt it'll make a bit of difference. Lastly: even if there is a real law in place it seems unlikely that it will be enforceable. What punishment could you inflict on a multiple-lifer that would curb the activity? Solitary would be fought against as "cruel and usual" as would the natural thought of chemical castration (which I think would be a damn good deterrent). Also, in many cases the offenders are staff, not other inmates. It seems in many cases that prisons lack any sort of checks and balances when it comes to staff conduct. I just think that it's a more complex issue than the discussion seems to be painting it. Jim Davis > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 12:46 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: PREA - PRison Rape Elimination Act > > I don't think I support this law. One of the great deterrents against > people > going back out and committing crimes again is prison rape. In addition, > because > it's so widely known, it's even a deterrent before someone commits a crime > in > the first place. If you knew that you'd be the sex toy of some 400 pound > slab of > meat named bubba, you'd avoid crime like the plague. > "You do the crime, you get gang raped up the @ss. Crime doesn't pay." > > > > > http://www.spr.org/en/pressreleases/2003/0904.html > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm
