Of course, the liberals in this country would say that military conscription after serving a sentence would violate the 8th Amendment (even for murder).
G-man | Homepage | 01.12.06 - 9:09 am | #

so quick to judge the liberals. Tsk tsk. I think if life without parole for possession of cocaine is not cruel and unusual, I'd let the conscription go.
kd | Homepage | 01.12.06 - 10:39 am | #

As a liberal, I want just the reverse: mandatory draft (army or civil service for 2 years), but keep the murdering (or raping or thieving) scum out!
Grandmaster Flasher | Homepage | 01.12.06 - 11:33 am | #

If someone is convicted of a crime, sentenced, and serves the sentence, then have they, in fact, repaid their debt to society? If so, then for how long after the sentence should society continue to punish a convict? If not, then why doesn't the sentence repay the debt to society?

If it's not possible for sentences to repay one's debt to society, then why are we jailing people at all, rather than seeking more permanent remedies?
PeteJ | 01.12.06 - 6:47 pm | #

Well, he obviously knows how to kill.
Fresh? | Homepage | 01.12.06 - 7:51 pm | #

xactly
G-man | Homepage | 01.13.06 - 8:56 am | #