Comments on: What He Said (Or What I Said) http://www.wholesomereading.com/2009/06/14/what-he-said-or-what-i-said/ Musings on culture and politics by baseball writer Steven Goldman Sat, 19 May 2012 10:50:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Mike K http://www.wholesomereading.com/2009/06/14/what-he-said-or-what-i-said/#comment-938 Mike K Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:26:08 +0000 http://www.wholesomereading.com/?p=507#comment-938 "and a reason to make sure that GITMO prisoners are kept far away from general prison populations." Yeah, that's JUST the thought I had {roll eyes}. You don't think that maybe, y'know, reforming the prison system so that we don't imprison more of our citizens than, say, Iran, would be a more fruitful reaction? That perhaps we'd all be better off if prisons were a place where reform instead of recidivism was propagated. I suppose defining rape as cruel and unusual punishment is a start. “and a reason to make sure that GITMO prisoners are kept far away from general prison populations.”

Yeah, that’s JUST the thought I had {roll eyes}. You don’t think that maybe, y’know, reforming the prison system so that we don’t imprison more of our citizens than, say, Iran, would be a more fruitful reaction? That perhaps we’d all be better off if prisons were a place where reform instead of recidivism was propagated. I suppose defining rape as cruel and unusual punishment is a start.

]]> By: gary simms http://www.wholesomereading.com/2009/06/14/what-he-said-or-what-i-said/#comment-895 gary simms Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:04:19 +0000 http://www.wholesomereading.com/?p=507#comment-895 It's also interesting (according to an FBI briefing I attended) that the major locus of home-grown terrorism is the U.S. prison system. With the highest percentage of adult population in the system of ANY country in the world (with the possible exceptions of China and South Africa), the prisons are proving to be fertile ground for recruiting terrorists of all stripes. Several "cells" have even been HQ'ed in prison. Most of the FBI's "stops" of terror incidents (such as the recent attempted bombing of synagogues in NYC) have involved individuals trained and organized in prison. Scary thought, and a reason to make sure that GITMO prisoners are kept far away from general prison populations. It’s also interesting (according to an FBI briefing I attended) that the major locus of home-grown terrorism is the U.S. prison system. With the highest percentage of adult population in the system of ANY country in the world (with the possible exceptions of China and South Africa), the prisons are proving to be fertile ground for recruiting terrorists of all stripes. Several “cells” have even been HQ’ed in prison. Most of the FBI’s “stops” of terror incidents (such as the recent attempted bombing of synagogues in NYC) have involved individuals trained and organized in prison. Scary thought, and a reason to make sure that GITMO prisoners are kept far away from general prison populations.

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