Ken’s plan for gang members
In project management, especially in software projects, the 80-20 rule states that 80% of the work is in 20% of the project. Generally, that seems true.
The FBI surprisingly reports that 80% of crime in the US is caused by gangs that have grown to 1 million members:
Criminal gangs in the USA have swelled to an estimated 1 million members responsible for up to 80% of crimes in communities across the nation, according to a gang threat assessment compiled by federal officials.
I suspect, unfortunately, that way less than 80% of our law enforcement resources are devoted to gang problems.
Not that that increasing resources would help much. Gangs, like terrorists, love free countries where they can violate with impunity and hide behind the skirts of our Constitutional protections.
You could say “well, I’ll take that bad with good” but that would be simple minded. Since the massive resources already applied to law enforcement aren’t helping, we clearly need a better method of prevention.
On the Constitution, some rights already are taken once a crime is committed. For instance, felons and the voting right (you can’t!) . So it seems reasonable and accepted that rights can be revoked for cause.
Locking them up does good (they don’t’ commit crimes against the public while locked up), but it is expensive and they continue gang activity in prison. So let’s just kill them.
If gangs are causing 80% of our crime then it is imperative that we greatly increase the cost of being in a gang. My preference…. kill them. Anybody convicted of committing any crime while involved in a gang should be automatically sentenced to a near term execution. I bet you that million member count would drop precipitously .
Harsh? I don’t think so. It is likely a gang stole my truck, trailer and 2 ATV’s last year. I’m fine killing those SOB’s. I’d buy the bullets or do the deed myself if given the chance.
The rules would then be clear. Don’t be part of the .3% causing 80% of our crime. If you are, sayonara.
January 30th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
A good solid 18th century English idea – hanging for many many crimes. It was abandoned in the 19th century because English juries would refuse to convict when the choice was death or acquittal for relatively minor crimes.
The English malcontents that escaped to the North American colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries had different ideas in their world where labor was scarce and the job enormous. Today, in America execution is the preferred option in several places and among several groups, while the English have long since abandoned the idea. Who are the more civilized English speakers?
January 30th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
The English will soon get it again because sharia law loves it.
As to your strawman debate tactics. Nice try. Executed not for many crimes, but one – being a criminal gang member.
Commenting on what I actually write would be welcome.
January 31st, 2009 at 7:36 am
Don’t neglect the accessories (gang members) who may be convicted and “hung” regardless of the status of principles or accomplices. Punishment is the objective here for the sane parties, that’s why there are laws. Lax punishment leads to more crime. These thugs are not litterbugs from Alice’s Restaurant and won’t rehabilitate themselves. Lock ‘em up and forget ‘em. They’ve left the society.