What's wrong with this scenario?

Guess Franklin County thought that he would never be able to come up with a half million dollar bond...they thought wrong.

Crime statistics show that a very small number of persons are responsible for a very high proportion of all violent crimes. These lawless scum need to be locked up tight for a long time, some of them forever. In this nation, with the highest rate of incarceration in the free world, there are altogether too many people locked up for such non-violent crimes as simple possession of drugs. This is costing hugely in terms of the costs to maintain these prisoners and the benefits that are unfulfilled by failing to rehabilitate them. There are altogether too few drug rehab programs offered in our penal institutions. One reason for these flaws in the system is political. The self-assumed "law and order" crowd of voters can be convinced that an elected public official is weak and spineless unless he/she is for the maximum punishment of all persons who have committed any crimes. Thus, elected officials are reluctant to push for reasonable reforms in the penal system. They know that some opponent will come forward and try to nail down votes against them if they press for legitimate reforms.

Alternate sentencing and mandatory substance abuse (including alcohol) rehabilitation initiatives are badly needed, but unfortunately politics impedes progress in these areas, largely due to ignorance and gullibility on the part of the voting public, who continue to pay the high costs of excessive incarceration.

The very progressive Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb is one of the rare officials who frequently promotes alternative sentencing and drug rehabilitation. She will be the guest speaker at the Christian Perspectives on Crime and Punishment seminar May 13 at Heritage Christian University.

Pre-registration is required for those who want to attend. Monday is the deadline.

The event will be at noon at Heritage Christian University campus on Helton Drive in Florence.

The public is invited. Lunch for religious leaders is free, with the public charged $5.

To register, call 760-5825.

The event is sponsored by the Lauderdale County Family Court and area religious leaders

Well, Beternu, just when I was about to give up on you, you come up with a reasonable, logical,informative post and you didn't even ridicule anyone. If you keep this up, I may have to start taking you seriously. Good job old boy!