Varitek
Blue Crack Addict
Thanks for the help, guys. That's more or less what I've been coming too, but it sures up some of my argument.
The five cores of my stance are: doesn't deter crime, more expensive than life in prison, discriminates against minorities and poor, ignores legal rights of citizens, and puts too much faith in the justice system.
i'd classify these: poorly targeted policy, inefficient policy, policy with terrible unintended consequences (well unless they were intended...then it's racist policy), illegal/immoral policy, imperfect policy.
yeah i'm writing my public policy thesis, WHAT