Blog 14 - Devise a Punishment/Prison System

If people do things that society says are "wrong," should they be punished? Let's assume you think they should be punished. If you think so, then how should they be punished? Should a murderer be murdered and a thief have all of his/her things taken away?
Should there be prisons? If so, how much time should people spend in prisons for various crimes? Do you believe that if someone commits a certain number of crimes he or she should spend an entire lifetime in prison? Could people be allowed out of prisons early sometimes—before their sentence is up? In what circumstances?
What would prisons be like, in your world of justice?
Write about it.
First off I’d like to say that I think people who murder are idiots. There is probably a ninety-nine percent chance that if you commit a murder or really any type of crime, you will be tracked and caught. Since our generation is so technological, it is especially hard to get away with a crime. There are security cameras in most stores, and there can be police on your tail in a minute. Stupid people, however, need to be punished. I am not talking about a slap on the wrist; I am talking about full-fledged punishment. A good punishment should make the criminal be truly sorry and regret their actions. If someone murders another person, there is no doubt in my mind that they should be tortured slowly to their death. Shooting someone is too quick and painless, and a needle is a simple, easy escape. To sit in jail is stupid, because taxpayers are paying for their air conditioning, heat, food, etc. Why would I want to pay for anyone who is committing crimes? I don’t. If you are a thief, then you will have everything taken away from you and you can sit on the streets for all I care. I clearly feel very strongly about criminals. I know of people that have killed people, and I have even heard of serial killers. I personally think that they are the scum of the earth and they deserve nothing and especially not any sympathy from anyone. There would be no need for a prison, because if I were in charge people would be paying for crimes the right way. I do not believe in second chances. If you mess up once, why wouldn’t you mess up twice? A murderer already knows the feeling of killing someone, and maybe they are some kind of psycho that likes that feeling; well screw that, they should not be allowed into our world. If someone somehow overrode the system and got a second chance and they messed up again, first of all I wouldn’t be surprised, and second of all, that person should go die in a hole. If there had to be a prison for people to stay in, I certainly wouldn’t be paying for it, along with all the other taxpayers. If money was needed to maintain the prison, it would be taken specifically from each prisoner’s personal funds. If you were lucky enough to be put into my prison, all of your money will be automatically donated to it. There would be no AC, and no heat. Your food would be paid for by you and your other fellow inmates. If I was in charge, there would be actual justice. I don’t even care if you are sorry for what you did, because you were dumb enough to do it in the first place, and the last thing we need is more dumb people. If you are serious about offering me a position as “President of Justice,” you can contact me immediately through Facebook. ;)

Blog 13 - Death: A Necessary Evil (Wild Card)

Frank Cuiffo Jr II; my grandpa. Meme Dion; my great-grandma. Michael Pasarelli; my great-uncle. Ray Ray Cuiffo; my cousin. And so many more people that died too early. There are so many people that die each day. It is obviously more painful when you know and love that person, but regardless, death is the saddest thing I think anyone deals with. Death is a necessary evil. Don’t get me wrong, I hate that I had to lose so many people that I care so much about, but what would we live for if we thought this life would never end? I agree that death brings meaning. It may be a hard concept to grasp, but it is true. If we thought that people would always be around, we might not treasure their presence as much. It gets me so upset to think that people can be taken from us at any moment. My great-grandma, my grandpa, my great-uncle, they were all taken away from me when they were at an older age. But how can taking away my 18 year old cousin Ray Ray be justified? He died because of someone else’s mistake, and now he is gone forever. Not only was he the most amazing football player, but he was a very smart guy. He knew everyone, and he had so many friends and people that loved him dearly. And then one day one of his friends that decided to drink took his life. I am still not at the point where I can even consider being forgiving toward that ‘friend’ of Ray’s. It should not take a person’s life to teach a kid a lesson. Now, not only does my whole extended family and everyone that knew Ray have a burden on their shoulders and a weight in their heart, but that stupid boy who made a stupid ass decision is going to waste his life away wondering what would have happened if he didn’t drink, if he didn’t kill my cousin, if he woke up that morning and thought a little differently, would everyone have been spared the tears? I think that if I ever had that burden on my shoulders, I would make a drastic change. I would move far away. I would change myself for the better. I would dedicate my whole entire to making what I did right. And when it cannot be made right, I would keep trying. I don’t know how someone could be that stupid, but unfortunately it is not just him. I am sure that a lot of people know someone who lost a life to a drunk driver. Or in general lost a life. We all lose people, it is inevitable; it is fate. It is something that will never stop happening to this world. I could die tomorrow. I could die in two minutes. So I want to make this life worth it. I don’t want to be remembered as “young teen from small NJ town dies early,” I want the chance to change the world before I die. This thought is only possibly if you truly know that death really is a necessary evil, and that you should not take something so precious as a life for granted.