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From: kjm@ut-ngp.UUCP (Ken Montgomery)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: Sell the bastards [death penalty, etc.]
Message-ID: <1119@ut-ngp.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 13-Dec-84 09:40:10 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec 13 09:40:10 1984
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[I may regret agreeing with this person in public, but...]

>Amidst all the argueing between life in prison, killing them, etc., another
>usually overlooked alternative is being overlooked.  I'm probably going to
>regret saying this, but it's (drumroll, please!) SLAVERY.
>
>Yes, you sell the bastard.  The state and the victim can split the proceeds.
>(or one can keep all, etc.)
>
> ...
>rick

A good idea, but why not *rent* the criminal to the highest bidder?
That would yield a source of income for a period of time, rather than 
just one shot of money.  (The criminal's property should be put under
some kind of blind-trust management, in case the conviction is reversed.)

--
"Shredder-of-hapless-smurfs"
Ken Montgomery
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