Old Man Mike
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At the risk of starting an emotional IE experience: although Mars is obviously not an option for locating criminals [no such "establishment" exists and would comprise the most economy destroying criminal justice facility imaginable], people who are torn between rightful concern for security of innocent citizens and their personal religious stance against the death penalty [the only "cheap" way to go] [boy, this ought to aggravate some people here], conceive of a new "micro-Australia" here in the US.
What they imagine is the feds purchasing some large marginal agricultural area [say in western Kansas --- apologies to Jayhawk] wherein a mighty three-ringed security wall would be built --- we're talking a few counties --- and some water source located. Then just dump all the lifers in there to fend for themselves. You could throw down, by helicopter, food to begin with and seed to grow [and directions how to plant etc,] and let them decide if they wanted to cooperate and survive. {one would have to make a smaller separate one for the women.}
Intruding overflights would be ordered away, and if persisting, would be shot down --- i.e. no messing around tolerated. Third-edge, outer ring, guards would be constantly on duty, but with the single "facility" even a bunch of them would be economic compared to current system ubiquity across the country. These guards would also be zero tolerance on attempts to get past inner barriers, and the area would have dedicated satellite surveillance.
Occasional reports about the "quality of life" in "The Farm" would be made known in appropriate circumstances to the US public or elements of it. Doubtless it would be a dramatic deterrent for some at least.
I'm not sure what I think about this de novo Australia --- a real horror show in many ways --- but it would "solve" my own religious reluctance to actively kill someone before giving them one last chance to get their soul right. ... another impossible situation we humans create. And, I'd REALLY like to leave Mars out of it anyway --- we humans tend to ruin anything, so Mars has enough problems of its own.
What they imagine is the feds purchasing some large marginal agricultural area [say in western Kansas --- apologies to Jayhawk] wherein a mighty three-ringed security wall would be built --- we're talking a few counties --- and some water source located. Then just dump all the lifers in there to fend for themselves. You could throw down, by helicopter, food to begin with and seed to grow [and directions how to plant etc,] and let them decide if they wanted to cooperate and survive. {one would have to make a smaller separate one for the women.}
Intruding overflights would be ordered away, and if persisting, would be shot down --- i.e. no messing around tolerated. Third-edge, outer ring, guards would be constantly on duty, but with the single "facility" even a bunch of them would be economic compared to current system ubiquity across the country. These guards would also be zero tolerance on attempts to get past inner barriers, and the area would have dedicated satellite surveillance.
Occasional reports about the "quality of life" in "The Farm" would be made known in appropriate circumstances to the US public or elements of it. Doubtless it would be a dramatic deterrent for some at least.
I'm not sure what I think about this de novo Australia --- a real horror show in many ways --- but it would "solve" my own religious reluctance to actively kill someone before giving them one last chance to get their soul right. ... another impossible situation we humans create. And, I'd REALLY like to leave Mars out of it anyway --- we humans tend to ruin anything, so Mars has enough problems of its own.
