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But your idea will turn all of them into one.
Why do all your ideas make your country worse?
I was accused of hating America often, but I don't hate it like YOU do.
if a crook is in jail, kinda hard for the crook to do any more harm.
hang a horse thief, they can't steal another horse can they?
Some of them have lower costs, but they are housing the less dangerous prisoners, which is cheaper to run.
The revolving door is your own fault.
The US has one of the highest recidivism rates in the world.
Countries with the highest recidivism rates:
South Africa: Extremely high—around 86–94 % of ex-prisoners reoffend.
United States: Among the highest for an advanced economy – about 52–53 % reconvicted within two years; five-year reoffending commonly reaches ~70 %.
Australia: Two-year reconviction rates reported around 54–55 %.
United Kingdom (England & Wales): Around 39 % at one‑year, rising to ~59 % at two‑years, and approaching ~66 % by three years.
Ireland: Reconviction about 44–46 % at two years; three‑year rates as high as 62 % for the 2016 cohort
Countries with the lowest recidivism rates:
Norway: Among the lowest in the world. Two‑year reconviction rates are around 17–20 %, commonly cited as ~18 % in 2018 with five‑year rates around 25 % by 2024.
Iceland: Typically among the lowest—about 16–21 % within two years.
Singapore: Around 19–27 % within two years depending on the cohort and measure used.
Finland, Denmark, Sweden: Two‑year reconviction rates cluster in the low‑to‑mid 30 % range (~31 % Finland, ~32 % Denmark and Sweden)
Here's an idea: If you turn prisons into a business, maybe their owners
have an incentive to create high recidivism?
They profit from returning 'customers'. Understand that their 'customers' first have to rob, r@pe, injure or kill one of YOU, before they make money for them.
They bribe your politicians, to be tough-on-crime; support longer incarceration, but against smart-on-crime; support education, youth counseling, mental healthcare, addiction care, and recidivism lowering programs.
In fact, they pay for the propaganda, that puts those stupid ideas in your head.
How about turning criminals into well-behaving citizens, like Norway does.
The prisons might be more expensive, but it pays for itself and it makes
your country safer. Do you actually care? Do you want to solve problems?
really. everyone has choices to make when growing up, be a crook or be a good person or at least do for yourself without harming others.
few parents or people force others to be criminals. it's a choice. you have to make that choice look really bad. but it is hard to do that when the jail has cable tv, 3 hot meals and a soft bed ready for your return with little to no effort at all on your part.
First of all, not every crime is committed by an evil person.
People make mistakes. You can teach them to be smarter and wiser.
Parents don't FORCE their children to be criminals, they can FAIL at parenting.
There is some sense of morality in people from birth, but most needs to be taught.
When your parents are never around, you get taught the wrong things, on the streets.
That's not just parents failing their children, that's also America failing parents.
If they both have to work more than fulltime to survive, they aren't parenting.
Their children are not lost for ever, you can teach them.
Just like you can learn math and physics at a later age, you can learn morality.
Your prisons just fail to provide what their parents already failed at.
That's why they come back to those prisons so often; they haven't learned anything.
You can just create disposable people, or you use their potential for good.
Sure, some are evil by nature, but not the 2% that you lock up.
People cannot learn anything on an empty stomach, in a chaotic environment.
That's why you should feed them well and provide them safety. Some comfort too.
You cannot expect them to return to humanity, if you treat them like animals.
You have tried it your way for decades and failed. My way works, where ever they try.
You didn't answer. Do you actually want to solve problems?
Why would we pay for your economical and societal gains?
Can the 'richest country' in the world not do anything good for itself?
I didn't say that The Netherlands has the best prison system, I pointed to Norway, Finland, Denmark and Sweden. My country has been under right-wing rule for decades now. They closed several prisons, and now they don't have enough cells.
However, they did have some successes between 2002 and 2008.
We had Jan Peter Balkenende as Prime Minister back then, from the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). They are conservatives and right of center, but they
do show some empathy and 'love for creation'. They privatized the hell out of our economy, but they did some good things on:
- Sustainability and Climate
- Childcare and Parental Leave
- They did not reverse major progressive achievements
- Youth Policy and Prevention
- International Development Cooperation
ChatGPT:
The decline in recidivism in the Netherlands between 2002 and 2008—from ~55% to ~48% reconviction within 2 years—was largely the result of deliberate criminal justice reforms that focused on prevention, rehabilitation, and alternatives to incarceration.
🔑 1. Reduced Use of Incarceration
- The Netherlands significantly decreased the prison population during this period.
- Judges were increasingly encouraged to use non-custodial sentences, especially for non-violent offenders. These included:
- Community service
- Suspended sentences
- Electronic monitoring
This shift avoided the criminogenic effects of prison for lower-risk individuals, who are often more likely to reoffend after serving short sentences.
🔧 2. Rehabilitation and Reentry Programs
A national focus on "detentie en re-integratie" ("detention and reintegration") prioritized preparing inmates for life after prison from the moment they entered.
Key initiatives included:
- Education and job training inside prison
- Addiction treatment and mental health services
- Support for housing and employment upon release
Many inmates were linked with municipal services before release, helping to bridge the transition to civilian life.
🧠 3. Targeted Interventions for High-Risk Offenders
Risk assessment tools were implemented to identify individuals at high risk of reoffending.
Tailored interventions—such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), intensive supervision, or structured day programs—were then applied to these groups.
🏛 4. Police and Prosecution Reforms
Prosecutors began using "selective incapacitation", where only persistent, serious offenders were pushed into prison sentences.
Early diversion programs allowed certain offenders to avoid formal prosecution in favor of treatment or education.
🧩 5. Smarter Sentencing Policy
Sentencing policy reform encouraged proportionality, which meant that short prison terms were reserved for only the most necessary cases.
This avoided giving someone a short sentence (e.g. 2–4 months) that research has shown increases recidivism, especially when no rehabilitation is provided.
💬 6. Cross-Sector Coordination
Ministries of Justice, Social Affairs, and Municipalities worked more closely together to ensure that released prisoners were not dropped from care or housing systems.
Collaboration between prisons, probation, and municipal support systems ensured continuity in housing, income, and mental health care.
🇳🇱 Cultural & Political Context
Dutch criminal justice emphasizes resocialization over punishment.
The public and political climate during this period was supportive of rehabilitation-oriented approaches, especially when backed by research.
Prison conditions were relatively humane, with access to outdoor space, education, and personal privacy—reducing post-release trauma.
📈 Result:
These combined efforts:
- Lowered the overall volume of people incarcerated.
- Helped reduce reoffending, especially among first-time and non-violent offenders.
- Created a model where prison was a last resort, not the default—leading to both cost savings and improved long-term outcomes.
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U.S. measles cases hit highest level in 33 years, CDC reports.
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"The U.S. has reported 1,288 measles cases this year — the highest number in 33 years, according to the latest figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The last time the U.S. saw more measles cases was in 1992, eight years before the disease was declared eliminated in the country."
"The largest outbreak by far is in Texas. The state has reported 753 measles cases this year. Across the U.S., 155 people have been hospitalized, and three people have died."
Almost every single one of those people is unvaccinated.
There always were many of those people, but it's Trump's policies who are failing to protect those people from their own stupidity.
The measles vaccine isn't some "new technology", it has been proven safe and effective over many decades. Serious side effects are extremely rare, e.g., a severe allergic reaction occurs in about 1 in a million doses.
Your regime is de-eliminating eliminated diseases.
illegals brought it here by the dozens but you would deny that and claim that just in 6 months it all exploded.
use some common sense, Trump went in in late january, Trumps cabinet pics took a while after that to be installed.
meanwhile the shit was hitting the fan,
not Trumps fault or his cabinet. it is bidens fault for letting people pour over the border with their measles.
"The current measles outbreak in Texas began in late January 2025. The outbreak is primarily concentrated in the South Plains and Panhandle regions of the state, particularly in Gaines County. As of early March, 2025, there have been 198 confirmed cases in Texas, with two reported deaths. "
⚕️ Vaccination status
The U.S. has reported 1,288 confirmed measles cases in 2025, the highest annual total in over three decades.
According to CDC surveillance, about 92% of these cases occurred in people who were unvaccinated or whose vaccination status was unknown.
More detailed CDC data for Jan–Apr 2025 (800 cases) show 96% unvaccinated or unknown, and — excluding Texas cases — approximately 77% confirmed unvaccinated, 14% unknown status.
Therefore, of the 1,288 cases:
Approximately 1,185 to 1,185 + were unvaccinated or had unknown vaccination status.
Confirmed vaccinated cases (1–2 doses) represent only a very small minority (~2–3%).
🛂 Illegal immigration status
There is no credible data or CDC reporting on how many of the measles cases involved individuals who are undocumented immigrants.
Public health authorities — including the CDC — do not categorize cases by immigration status, and news coverage does not attribute any portion of cases to migrants or “illegals.”
While some political figures have suggested a link between migration and disease spread, investigations emphasize that cases are mostly driven by low vaccination coverage in specific communities, not immigration status.
🧫 Measles & Immigration: What the Evidence Says
✅ Measles is highly contagious, but outbreaks in the U.S. are almost always tied to:
Unvaccinated U.S. residents traveling abroad (especially to regions with outbreaks, like parts of Asia, Europe, or the Middle East).
Imported cases — people entering the U.S. while infectious (including immigrants, travelers, or even citizens).
Low vaccination rates in some U.S. communities, which allow imported cases to spread.
The CDC and WHO consistently report that the biggest risk factor for measles outbreaks is lack of vaccination, not immigration status per se.
🧪 Are undocumented immigrants more likely to carry measles?
No, not as a group. Most undocumented immigrants come from Latin America, where measles vaccination rates are high — often higher than in parts of the U.S.
For example:
Mexico has a measles vaccination rate of ~97%.
The U.S. national average is ~91%, but pockets of vaccine refusal (e.g., some religious or anti-vax groups) are much lower — even below 80%.
So ironically, undocumented immigrants from Mexico or Central America may be more vaccinated than some U.S.-born populations.
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There's a shitload of anti-vaxxers in Texas. In Gaines County, the epicenter of the
West Texas measles outbreak, the vaccination rate among entering kindergarteners
was as low as ~82%, significantly under the herd immunity benchmark.
Kindergarteners from anti-vax parents, NOT illegals.
The measles outbreak in Texas began in January 2025
so uh, think about the time frame for a minute. you are blaming a man that was not in office when the outbreak started.
Can we blame everything Covid related to Trump?
It looks like YOU blame everything Covid related to Biden.
YOU "are blaming a man that was not in office when the outbreak started."
I blame vaccine denialism.
100% of confirmed measles deaths in this recent U.S. outbreak (3/3) were among unvaccinated individuals. The overwhelming majority of cases and hospitalizations were also unvaccinated (96–99%).
About 98%–99% of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. are among those who were unvaccinated.
Texas itself is responsible for not vaccinating against measles.
Kennedy is responsible for adding to their idiocy.
Kennedy added to the idiocy, long before he became Health Secretary,
but now he IS Health Secretary, he's doing direct damage to policy
and organization in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
He and John N. Kennedy are completely ruining the name Kennedy.
What a bunch of shit for brains.
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Jr., not JFK Jr.) significantly harmed the U.S. and Texas response to the 2025 measles outbreak through several misleading actions and statements:
📉 1. Downplaying the Outbreak
- He referred to it as “not unusual” and misreported fatalities (“two deaths” instead of one), suggesting annual outbreaks are routine.
- He minimized hospitalizations as being for “quarantine,” yet hospitals confirmed children were seriously ill.
Impact: Undermined urgency, delaying critical public health response and public awareness.
💉 2. Promoting Fringe, Unproven Treatments
- Championed non-validated therapies—including vitamin A, cod‑liver oil, aerosolized budesonide, and clarithromycin—as “miraculous”—despite no clinical evidence.
- His rhetoric led to vitamin A toxicity in children, who were hospitalized for liver complications.
Impact: Distracted from proven interventions (MMR vaccine), discouraged reliance on science-based medicine.
🤝 3. Ambiguous Messaging & Vaccine Skepticism
- Publicly stated vaccination is a “personal choice,” while often framing measles vaccines as unjustly feared.
- Stated natural immunity may lower risks of cancer or heart disease—claims unsupported by evidence.
- His mixed signals emboldened anti-vaccine movements, fueling hesitancy.
Impact: Reduced public trust, worsened vaccine uptake, compromising herd immunity.
🏛 4. Undermining Public Health Infrastructure
- Replaced or clashed with key officials (FDA vaccine head, CDC spokesperson) over his misinformation-led choices.
- He delayed critical CDC advisory meetings and reversed routine immunization actions (like flu campaigns).
Impact: Weakened federal coordination and local support at a time when Texas needed rapid response.
🔎 Texas-Specific Consequences
- The outbreak in West Texas and Gaines County, which began in a religious community, became the deadliest in decades with multiple hospitalizations and at least one child’s death.
- Following his statements, MMR vaccine shortages occurred in Texas due to surging, confused demand.
- Local health authorities had to spend millions (over $4.5M in Texas) to contain the disease and counter misinformation.
✅ Summary
RFK Jr.'s actions undermined effective outbreak response by:
- Minimizing the threat.
- Promoting unsafe alternative treatments.
- Reinforcing vaccine hesitancy.
- Weakening public health leadership.
This confluence of missteps delayed containment, increased community risk,
and contributed to the resurgence of measles in Texas and beyond.
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Elon doesn't like getting debunked by his own product, so he is constantly trying to turn it into a conspiracy theory spouting Nazi, like he is himself.
It looks like he did it, because people caught Grok spouting full antisemitic propaganda.
I'm not talking about criticizing Israel, but pure hatred of the Jews and praising Hitler.
It referred to itself as “MechaHitler” and is calling for a New Holocaust.
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Grok itself is on record saying that it's creators want it to talk about "white genocide".
If you don't believe it, find a credible article that is debunking it.
Is this guy trying to justify it’s not all about the aim” and why there is “spillage” all around the toilet? See for yourself, are his reasons valid?
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Dan, we have “known” each other a long time, but please forgive me for being so personal. Is that country boy telling the truth about the “dual stream”? Sometimes when men urinate, there’s two streams and it’s POSSIBLE that one stream is going to the left while one stream is going right?
if his plumbing is that damn small he can't aim it to a large hole in front of him, he needs to just sit down
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It's called an Apadravya. It goes through both sides of the glans and through the urethra.
anyone look like someone you know? these are some funny pictures based on theory.
or you wouldn't want to look like Graham and be able to survive a car crash?
The problem is that you are making sure humanity doesn't have it.
AIRCRAFT CARRIERS, found in oceans and I suspect other bodies of water, floating runways and landing strips! Look at this Tesla pilot maneuver his/her super sonic around for the 3-point turn and takeoff on a short runway and into the air! Although not in this video, the precision needed by the pilot landing on a short strip approaching the aircraft carrier at a phenomenal speed! How magnificent is technology and the training of these skilled men and women!?
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is that "thrill" really worth dying for?
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i can't fly,and i can't swim. i also stay out of things that do that for other humans.
But, my girlfriend did it, and loved it.
If I had the money, I would love to race cars. That's "thrill" seeking too.
Do you ask the same question, if someone dies during a racing accident?
Racing cars, especially at the professional level, is considerably more dangerous
than skydiving. Many more people die from it. I would still do it though.
You mention that you would like to race cars and my guess is there are others that share the same desire as you in nearby towns and countries. Unfortunately there’s a whole-lotta car unofficial car racing going on here every day and there are fatalities associated with it. Heck, I can be coming home from the market on a clear, sunny afternoon, road conditions are dry and hit or be hit by another driver because of something as simple as a momentary distraction. Getting behind the wheel of a car is a “chance” many folks take every day.
I only got my driver's license at age 21, but I have driven cars in Germany, Greece, Belgium, France, Italy, Denmark and the UK. Those are challenging experiences that made me a far superior driver than the average American, I'm sure. Most Americans cannot even drive a car with a manual transmission.
Last year, I got a track day on our circuit Zandvoort, for my birthday. I raced a Porsche, Lamborghini, Ferrari and Alpine, together with my best friend. We both drove 5 laps with each car, behind a pace car. The driving pace was challenging at first, but I got used to it quickly. There are always several groups of race cars on the track at the time, that drive about the same speed, because too much overtaking would be dangerous.
The maximum speed that I drove that day was around 130 mph on the straight. I'm sure we could have reached 155, if the pace car allowed it. It was a lot of fun, but I would love to be allowed to go flat out. However, that would be an even more expensive racing package. That day already cost €955 ($1.119,40). It's not that I couldn't afford to do this more often, but their are more important goals that I want to save money for.
Driving a skateboard requires real skill. I can't do it.
I still want to own a Mustang before I get too to get in and get out of it! You should see all the old farts around here tooling around town in their convertible Vettes! I think it’s just the old farts that are able to afford the car and its insurance!
Your last sentence says much about you and in that respect, we are much alike! I lean toward being “practical”. One truth about me; I do not buy lottery tickets, never bought a lottery because I do not feel that I am “lucky”. Luck for me is keeping my $20 rather than pissing it away on lottery tickets that would probably be losers. Prior to leaving employment, if there were football squares for sale, I’m in and IF OF there was a Mega Lottery of some sort, I would toss in some cash (we never won anything).
We are a member of the state's lottery, so I do spend money on a ridiculously low chance to win a lot of money. I know it doesn't make sense mathematically, but it provides me some inspiration and motivation. As long as I don't win a lot of money,
I'm trying to make it the old fashioned way and the more modern way, which is investing in stocks. I'm not getting rich from it yet, but I made about $11,500 with it. That's a good return on my time investment, because I don't spend a lot of time on it.
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