RE: Prison as punishment
November 9, 2016 at 4:31 pm
(This post was last modified: November 9, 2016 at 4:35 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
We've included the first three in our ideas of punishment, but they're not required to justify punishment nor are they punishment in and of themselves. So we're left with the fourth.
Think of it in terms of a squirrel. You can rehabilitate a squirrel. You can deter a squirrel. You can isolate a squirrel. You will not be punishing the squirel in any of those cases. If, however, you're out to get vengeance on the squirrel..well, now you're punishing the poor thing.....and it;s only in light of that that any of the others -become- punishment.
Think of it in terms of a squirrel. You can rehabilitate a squirrel. You can deter a squirrel. You can isolate a squirrel. You will not be punishing the squirel in any of those cases. If, however, you're out to get vengeance on the squirrel..well, now you're punishing the poor thing.....and it;s only in light of that that any of the others -become- punishment.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
