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by dolvlo 5471 days ago
Why not just sentence everyone to death for any crime, no matter how small?
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marshray 5471 days ago
How could you suggest such a horrible thing? Just think of all the prison guards that would put out of work!
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pyre 5471 days ago
They could just transition to be ushers for the public executions events.
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falcolas 5471 days ago
Be sure not to step on the bushes when getting your football...
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epochwolf 5471 days ago
I seem to recall a star trek episode about that...

[edit] Yup: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_(Star_Trek:_The_Next_Ge...

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AndyKelley 5471 days ago
because then everyone would be sentenced to death, and that is ridiculous.
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marshray 5471 days ago
Kind of like the ridiculous percentage of the US population currently in prison.
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StavrosK 5471 days ago
Hey, it's free labour.
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politician 5471 days ago
And if they're hackers, then well, they're skilled free labor.
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