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      <![CDATA[If they arrest fewer people for non-violent "crimes," like possession of cannabis, because it costs them more than leaving them alone, then it's a good thing.<br>
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If they only can afford to get the violent people and thieves off the streets, it sounds good to me.
        
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      <![CDATA[Better question is why did the county, and all the county elected officials, sign off on building the jail when they knew they had no money to operate?
        
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      <![CDATA[I would like to think the refusal of Newtonians to fund a jail was inspired by Thoreau:<br>
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"Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison."<br>
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(Why then did they authorize the building? They are Keynesians.)<br>
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Since we are at it:<br>
"Unjust laws exist; shall we be content to obey them, or shall we endeavor to amend them, and obey them until we have succeeded, or shall we transgress them at once? Men generally, under such a government as this, think that they ought to wait until they have persuaded the majority to alter them. They think that, if they should resist, the remedy would be worse than the evil. But it is the fault of the government itself that the remedy is worse than the evil. It makes it worse. Why does is it not more apt to anticipate and provide for reform? Why does it not cherish its wise minority? Why does it cry and resist before it is hurt? Why does it not encourage its citizens to be on the alert to point out its faults, and do better than it would have them? Why does it always crucify Christ, and excommunicate Copernicus and Luther, and pronounce Washington and Franklin rebels?"
        
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      <![CDATA[Good point Elwood.<br>
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But the plumbing might not have been designed with the ability to confidently purge the lines.<br>
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Either way, roll in some school desks and we might have a school that would be safe from gun massacres.
        
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      <![CDATA[Why is there water in the pipes to freeze since it's not being used?
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Verla Sweere]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Rehab and education are cheaper than jails.  We should try it.
        
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      <![CDATA[According to the article,<br>
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The voters told the sheriff the language on the ballot was confusing.<br>
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?????<br>
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Sounds like the Newtonians should have voted to build a school rather than a jail.
        
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      <![CDATA[The Newton County taxpayers have decided that they can't afford to have a government.  The U.S. is on the same path.
        
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      <![CDATA[Cut out all the bars, put in some picture windows and offer it up for rental income as the first medical marijuana dispensary in the State. Freedom pays!
        
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