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I remember a day. It was not too awful long ago. Our Jails had inmates and when a new criminal was sent to prison there was a room waiting for them. Now we have to build them one. It was a day when most people could walk down the street without fear. Women didn't worry too much about rape because the rapist got hung. Killing happened but not as often because the killers got hung. Most people didn't lock their doors because theft wasn't a common problem. The thieves went to jail, for a long time at hard labor.
Then we got civilized, started worrying more about our privacy than our safety. Started treating the rapee like the criminal. Quit hanging people for murder. Theft became a minor annoyance rather than a crime. Kids were no longer punished for being a brat. Teachers were no longer allowed to discipline the kids. The kids were able to steal with out being punished.
Ah yes. We have progressed.
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