Government Sponsors Crime

Several weeks ago in the News we learned that they had apprehended a prospective Terrorist. When it was suggested that he be tried in the Criminal Justice System, the shock and outrage was practically unbounded. This was Terrorism! It had to be treated seriously!

I was dumbfounded. This all suggested that Crime – everything that falls within the jurisdiction of the Criminal Justice System – IS NOT ‘serious’.

You know, they have a point. Crime really isn’t treated very seriously. It is rather like any Career Choice. Criminals can go years, and I suspect many go through their entire lifetime without being apprehended. And if they are caught, then they are sent off practically on ‘vacation’. Remember, Prison is paid for by the Public – the Criminal Prisoners receive free room and board, and in America they have a better Health Care Plan than anybody but the Congressmen and Senators. And then most career criminals are back on the Streets before 5 years. It is exactly as though Government is sponsoring these criminals.

Of course there would be outrage if the Government moved to ‘sponsor’ Terrorists in exactly the same way as they now sponsor Crime.

Why does the Government sponsor Crime? Well, it’s a huge Industry. First there are all the Police and their clerical staff. Next there is the lawyers. Each Criminal gets 3 lawyers – one prosecuting him, one defending him, and the Judge – a Big Lawyer -- who listens to the other two lawyers. You have the County Jail and all its personnel. There is the Jury Commission and its staff. Then you have the actual Prison and all of its staff. Between all the Police, Lawyers, Guards and Clerical Staff, the Criminal Justice System sucks up more Money than Health Care would, if they would ever provide Health Care to the General Public. I believe the Criminal Justice System runs a close par to the Education System. I heard somewhere that there is almost as many Prison Guards as School Teachers. One can only guess about who gets paid more.

Too many people’s livelihoods depend upon Crime for anybody to seriously propose bringing a complete end to it.

But what about the harm that Crime does to Society? Well, all of the People in Power have decided that it is the Cost of Doing Business.

When it was proposed that Terrorism be added to that Cost of Doing Business, certainly the outrage was justified. But we should reconsider whether it is really wise to give Crime a free pass simply because it represents so much easy money for so many people.

Oh, and it is ‘easy money’. Cops and Guards go straight to work with almost no schooling. And Lawyers! Well law school is a breeze compared to programs such as Science, Engineering and Medicine. The only reason they have Law School is so that Law can stay the domain of that privileged class that can afford law school. The real hurdle for lawyers is passing the Bar Exam. My guess is that the Study of Law makes its students too lazy for any actual hard studying, and that is why so many have such a difficult time when they are actually asked to pass a serious test. .

You know, they have a point. Society is full of Idiots and Incompetents… but they all have to eat. They all have to live in homes. If one seriously went about eliminating every Job that was not entirely necessary, I would guess that 80% of the World’s Population would end up unemployed. Honestly, it would probably be better is Society simply applied itself to providing for people’s Needs, without all this Jobs Jobs Jobs business.

But if we must insist that people get Jobs, we could probably put everyone to far better use than by Sponsoring a Crime Industry, don’t you think?

You know, we could put an end to Crime quickly enough if there was the will for it. Yes, the Police are almost completely useless, but they could largely be replaced by Surveillance and Monitoring Technologies. Track People, Track Property, and Track Money. Then just round up all the For Profit Criminals. As for Crimes of Passion – violent crimes as an expression of temper or sexuality – well, such as that are really the province of the Mental Health Establishment… if there were one.

And there is no need for Prisons. We do not need these ‘Vacation Resorts’ for criminals. If there is any evidence that deliberate crime has been engaged in for the sake of making an income, then there is no reason why there should not be summary executions. Any person who gets up in the morning with the plan to victimize others for his own benefit, well, such as that deserves to die.

Our Military kills Terrorists with far far less due process. Maybe our Military should be required to provide some documented evidence of terrorist involvement before we wipe out entire Wedding Parties because some of the guests wear turbans. But domestically, if we have proof that property had been taken without purchase or any pretence of prior ownership and then sold without valid title, then everybody involved in that illegal chain of events needs to be eliminated from the roles of Society.

Of course, if somebody could demonstrate that Criminal Activity for Profit is some kind of curable Mental Disorder, then I would be totally in favor of Hospitalizing such people. But there can be no question of ever letting such people back out into Society unless they have been cured.

The Red Chinese used to work a lot with Re-Education Camps and Mental Institutions. It would be interesting to know if they have had much luck in ‘re-educating’ or rehabilitating Career Criminals.

But I have a feeling that most career criminals pursue crime for a combination of mostly just two compelling reasons. First, Society does not even pretend to provide Jobs for everybody. The Interest Rates are manipulated so that there is ALWAYS about 10% real Unemployment. Either it is supposed that these deliberately unemployed people will starve and perish, or it is tacitly acknowledged that they will make a living from Crime. And then, secondly, as I discussed above, Criminals are well provided for… actually being better cared for than the Homeless and Unemployed.

Anyway, if there was a sudden crack down on crime… lining Main Street with gallows and putting heads up on pikes, then Career Crime would disappear over night. If the Risk is too great for the Return, then it would no longer be such a viable Career Option.

Oh, there is a last category of Crime which is sponsored by the State… in America anyway. America provides Courts set aside exclusively for people who quarrel over contracts and money. Now, that is simply silly. Why should the ordinary Tax Payer be made to pay for these “Country Club” establishments. This could be fixed in several ways. First, insist that any action that goes to Court must have criminal consequences. Simple Misunderstandings in regards to Contracts should be mediated before Trial becomes necessary, but if both parties are stubborn enough to insist upon standing before a Judge, then the Wrong Party… the Predator… the Victimizer – the Guilty Party needs to Die! We can’t just let Money settle these things. If a Wrong as been committed, it needs to be about more than just Money. Anyway, the “If you are found Wrong, you Die” policy would clear up the Civil Court dockets in no time.