2006-08-19 11:15:16 · 15 answers · asked by rhino_man420 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
whatever they do at least we arent paying for them to live comfortably in america.
2006-08-19 11:24:53 · update #1
I agree with what you are saying. In World War II, Joseph Stalin offered a shortened prison term for inmates if they fought for the Soviets. It worked pretty well. The thing is, young men were forced to fight then. Right now, as it is, our young men are not forced to fight. That is a draft. The problem with that is that inmates are in jail for a reason. I mean, if they are in there for drugs, I might agree with letting them join the military, but not exactly if they murdered someone, because a shorter term will mean they will be able to return to their old life doing what they did before. I am not saying this is always bad, because the military can put them in near death situations and straighten the murderer's heads out. Many drug abusers see what they did wrong, and a lot of them will most likely stop using drugs when returning to their normal lives. They would not be able to do drugs in the military, because they would be caught. Also, many troubled oung men join the miltary to starighten out their lives. I think it would be faster than jail in putting a message in the men's heads that they can't keep doing what they are doing. This has worked before. I know someone who has joined the miltary to straighten their life out, and it really worked. It truly did. Hope this helps!
2006-08-19 11:47:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Amen! Prisoners would be treated the same, if not worse. Still get 3 square meals, but can't lay in thier bunk all day. Instead of running around my neighborhood with a gun, let them run in Baghdad. At least there, people will shoot back, or lay out a land mine.Instead of the great young person, just looking to fund a college education coming back with no legs, how about a punk who can't get his act together trying to earn a little honor and respect for trying to end terrorism........of which they were guilty of in the first place back home!
2006-08-19 11:27:38 · answer #2 · answered by MOI 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats an interesting thought. But prisoners can't be trusted or they would not be prisoners. They would probably not feel the same sense of pride and duty to the USA that most soldiers do - maybe even the opposite because they have been imprisoned.
2006-08-19 11:21:31 · answer #3 · answered by Kaitelia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is one of the stupidest things I have ever heard. We are keeping them in prison so they can't do anything violent. Besides the prisoners would run and not fight and if anyone tried to stop them hell, they have a gun so they can just kill whoever stood in their way. That is why we have an all volunteer military, to prevent our soldiers from deserting.
2006-08-19 19:30:02 · answer #4 · answered by Entrepreneur 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The young men that I know that are in the military signed up, nobody made them go and when you join the service you just might have to go to war!
P.S. America is spelled with a capital A. Thank You.
2006-08-19 11:53:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-05 04:41:47 · answer #6 · answered by zubrzycki 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We do not "send" our kids, young men volunteer to join military.
My son is a grown man, who chose to be an Commissioned Officer in Army. I did not send him, I did teach him patriotism though. I do not want prisoners sleeping beside him on battle field - how dangerous would that be?
2006-08-19 11:39:57 · answer #7 · answered by Wolfpacker 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Just because people are in prison doesnt mean they dont have a family. So really that wouldnt change anything. Wouldnt you rather have people over there fighting that wants to be there rather then people that you forced to go.
2006-08-19 11:31:47 · answer #8 · answered by JB 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
oh yeah, that's a great idea, send prisoners into war where they will most likely shoot each other and their commander instead of the enemy. wow...i wonder why the government never thought of that yet
2006-08-19 11:23:32 · answer #9 · answered by nuclearemperor 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you are on to something!
"Take me to the Brig. I want to see the real Marines." ~ Marine Legend Lt. General Lewis "Chesty" B. Puller
2006-08-19 13:22:41 · answer #10 · answered by ole_gimlet_eye 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋