Send convicted inmates to Iraq?

Question

we should seriously send all the convicted violent criminals to Iraq. why have them waste our hard earned money when we could get rid of them and have them contribute to this country , killing 2 birds with a stone. I really don't see one thing wrong with this. if anyone has any objections I would love to hear it. I find it really unfair that we , hard working citizens, have to pay for these moronic killers that are just a waste of air, while good people are being killed in this war. Also anyone else in favor of making death sentences more stricter??

Answer 1

I think just ending the war will save the money. The only thing is that most inmates are not supportive of the government. How in the world any government can send to win a war anyone who is not supportive of that government. Duh/ Wouldn't it create more waste of funds? By the way, invading Iraq was not a necessity but the unintelligent choice done by the government. I don't care about wasted money on that, but the lost lives are very sad, on the Iraq's side as well. How can you make "death sentences" more stricter?? they are already death (!) sentences/ Now go to your mom and ask why you weren't born smart. :)

Answer 2

Although sending inmates to Iraq could be a suitable thing to do--it would not be very smart! The inmates are not allowed to participate in the armed forces because they would probably turna nd work for the opposing country.

I would really hate to think of millions of dollar of equipment in an inmate's possession!

The death penalty would be suffcient if there was no question in whether or not the person was actually guilty. There have been too many mistakes made in this thing that we call a justice system. Many people are charged with crimes that they honestly did not commit. I would really hate to be the person to put an innocent man/woman to death. Until the justice system can not be bought or tricked by crooked lawyers, I do not think we need a stricter guidelines. I think society need to work on problems that causes people to commit crimes, such as drugs an alcohol.

Answer 3

I think this is fine as long as the convicted offender wants to do this and most of them probably would. But it is not just that person that would be affected by this decision. I totally understand what you are saying and I can agree with you on many levels. However, what about the family members of those individuals? They are treated badly because of that person's wrong doings but it does not change a parent's love or a child's love. I doubt if you have ever had anyone in your family in a prison system or you might not feel as harshly. All I am saying is to think about your own family before you make this judgement. This is a very broad subject and it is not and cannot be just black and white or open and closed. I am just asking for you to stop and think for a moment, what if you happened to end up in lock up for some reason, or what if one of your children did, or your siblings, would you feel differently?

Answer 4

How about sending the criminals to DC or Guantanimo? Airfare alone to Iraq is a huge cost. Baghdad security is killer high.

And why should Halliburton make even more money off feeding the convicts until they get blown up? That is a waste of a good plastic baggie.

Answer 5

Oh my! Someone that thinks like me..it's a good idea and make repeat violent criminals F Troop, if they survive they could come back with clean records. I hope they take every last swinging one that terrorizes neighborhoods and the elderly. Let them earn their keep! Everybody is tired of paying higher taxes for criminals that would not change, despite all of the therapy and money thrown away on them. Take that money and give it to a much more worthy cause: EDUCATION of children, high school students and college students that are struggling that don't have criminal records.

I wish they would put the others on farms to help the farmers out and fix the highways. It would reduce illegal immigration to a point that they could go home.

Answer 6

I don't see how you can make death sentences "more stricter." Taking someone's life is about as strict as it gets.

You could send criminals to Iraq, but what if they escaped and joined the insurgency and fought American troops there? Also, what if new evidence came to light in someone's case and they were found innocent after being wrongly sent to Iraq? It's not as simple as you make out.

Answer 7

For one thing convicted criminals would probably be fighting each other instead of the insurgency (especially if they are on opposing gangs, etc.) Maybe we should be sending our politicians to Iraq? :)

Answer 8

Some people in Iraq would say that you already have thousands of violent criminals in Iraq

Answer 9

I've thought of this question many times. And it seems one good reason for not doing it would be.. that in the end "post-war" the criminal who fought for our freedom also fought for his own. Freedom would have to be a trade off and that is a scary thought.

Answer 10

I share your frustration that led you to this theory. Unfortunately, inmates would not be trainable to the military standards and would likely be totally useless to us as soldiers to protect our freedom. In fact, they would probably take off and never be heard from again. Hmm...how about we drop them on a deserted lsland with no way to get off....oops, I guess that was what Alcatraz tried to do.