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By: Ed Howes

The “supreme” law of our land, is a

severely defective document in many

areas. It could never win approval in a

faith based society. It was drafted and

marketed by a faith averse body of self

interested men, we accurately call our

founding fathers. The first offense of

note is the self proclamation of

supremacy. How does a conclave of

obviously inferior men write supreme

law, while refusing to open their daily

proceedings with prayer? They don’t

create supremacy of any sort, but do

not hesitate to proclaim it so in the text

of their own creation. Am I the only one

troubled by a long history of political

arrogance that persists into a new age?

The common does not become superior

by convocation, proclamation or

repetition.

The “supreme” law forbids cruel and

unusual punishment. A faith based

society would disallow cruel punishment

altogether and allow unusual

punishments which could be far

superior to traditionally cruel ones. No

crueler punishment than imprisonment

was ever devised by mankind. Isolate

people from society, strip them of their

dignity. Make them dependent as

children on people hostile to them by

the nature of continuous survival -

security needs of all who live under

these conditions. When they have

learned to survive in a more

threatening environment than the ones

most came from, they are turned loose,

destitute, without bankroll or economic

and social skills. No social support and

a record to deter most employers. It is

like domesticating an eagle for years

and then turning it loose. Good luck

birdie!

A convenience society sweeps the

problems and criminals it creates under

the rug, thinks itself superior and locks

people in cages regardless of the crime.

No victim restitution, no family support,

no good thing at all. Anti social

behavior is to be met with radical, cruel

anti social punishment - one size fits

all. Look into America’s prison and “just

us” systems. You will know what a cruel

joke the cry of faith and family is in

America today.

When society disables a person by

locking her in a cage, it acquires the

responsibilities the free person had

committed to and society has made

impossible for that person to fulfill.

Society also becomes responsible for a

prisoner’s well being, healing and

rehabilitation. To simply release

wizened, often sickened criminals

without resources is to beg them to

reoffend. A vicious cycle is created. This

is the most care less and unloving

behavior toward our neighbors. Who

should pat us on the back and say,

“well done thou good and faithful

servant”? Universal imprisonment will

forever be bad social medicine.

Because we have accepted the

outrageous economic cost of

convenience justice, no one dares

calculate the social costs.

Most anti social behavior comes

from growing up in anti social

environments. If I am anti social, there

is an excellent chance I will produce

anti social children. A loving society

would choose to break the cycle. A

selfish, short sighted society will never

take responsibility for anything. What

punishment does justice demand for the

likes of us?

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Ed Howes sought and found. Knocked and entered. Now he sees things differently. To see more of what he sees, please visit www.justanotherview.com


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