[dheera]

I don't understand why it is madness. Care to explain?

I see violent people on the street. They are a danger to me. I want safe streets. House arrest costs taxpayers very little.

If there was an angry bear on the streets threatening people it would probably be relocated, tagged, and confined to the forests as well. Not much different.

[eloff]

Putting cameras in private homes is an anathema, it is a non-starter and a horrific dystopian vision. You'll get no sympathy or understanding from me.

[JoeAltmaier]

House arrest? I can understand the point. Its a cheaper form of prison. All prisons have cameras.

How about, they either go to prison, or agree to have their home fitted as a prison. Is that less dystopian?

[dheera]

Exactly my point. We want to reduce the taxpayer burden of prison, but still keep the streets safe. House arrest is a way to build a cheaper AND more humane prison, and one that is also much better for rehabilitation and access to education and employment.

The cameras would come off once their house arrest term is over.

[eloff]

Ah, I misunderstood where you're coming from. Yes, I think that could work. We do converging along those lines with parole ankle trackers.

House arrest is better than prison for certain kinds of non violent offenses.