>>We actually live in a "free" country where the hightest percentage of the population has been incarcerated at one time or another. Additionally under the title 50 codes there is NOT a single herper who hasn't committed a felony knowingly or unknowingly because of the Lacey Act which it's use today was never intended when it was promulgated. The business of prison is just that "a business" and it's use is in some cases of a political nature and not based on real crimes or threats to society at large...I don't recognize the great nation I was born in as it surely has changed....
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Tom,

What's even worse is that same "progressive" forces that are making responsible people criminals also seem to want to let true dangers to society (ie, violent criminals, pedophiles) off the hook. Even in the face of cold, hard facts about recidivism and violent criminals/pedophiles re-offending, we still constantly see them being paroled, put on probation, supported by anti-death penalty folks, having sentences shortened, etc. I've got a "neighbor" who raped twin 5 year old girls. He spent only 10 years in jail. Another example:

http://www.wral.com/news/news_briefs/story/8755937/

This nice gentleman had THREE prior convictions for violent crime and a prior violation of a protective order. Yet he was walking free, and almost murdered someone.

And soon we'll be criminals for owning snakes and/or a gun (for which there is supportive Constitutional amendment) to protect ourselves.

We have offically entered bizarro world...

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