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In reply to the discussion: 80-Year-Olds in Prison? Why America's Prisons Are Filling Up With Grandpas and Grandmas [View all]FLPanhandle
(7,107 posts)11. Wasn't everyone upset that the 90 something year old ex Nazi wasn't going to jail last week or so?
Now, it's "who cares what the crime, let the old people go"?
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80-Year-Olds in Prison? Why America's Prisons Are Filling Up With Grandpas and Grandmas [View all]
xchrom
Oct 2014
OP
America needs a socialist government. We need to find and run candidates who will work toward
Louisiana1976
Oct 2014
#30
Okay. As you no doubt know, some baby steps have worked. However, that is going to be a long road,
merrily
Nov 2014
#41
Without substituting a "Life without Parole", you'll never get people to give up the death penalty
FLPanhandle
Oct 2014
#23
Americans want harsher and harsher penalties; a life sentence for every crime
davidn3600
Oct 2014
#9
Wasn't everyone upset that the 90 something year old ex Nazi wasn't going to jail last week or so?
FLPanhandle
Oct 2014
#11
Bottom line (pun intended): There's lots of profit in keeping granma locked up forever. nt
Zorra
Oct 2014
#25
Norway must not have anticipated the fact that someone would commit suxh a horrendous crime.
Louisiana1976
Oct 2014
#32
I wonder if sometimes it's a case where an elder decides to commit a crime and go to prison -
calimary
Oct 2014
#34