why do judges want you to go to jail?

Question

it seems like they have connections with the prosecutors, could anyone in this "buisness" help me understand.

Answer 1

Many of them were prosecutors and so they feel in tune with that. Also it gives them a sense of power.
Many of them should be anything but judges, since they are negatively prejudiced.

Answer 2

Theoretically, jail is a last resort and is used only when neccesary and other options have been exhausted. This is due to the fact that jail often does not rehabilitate people in the way that it was intended and due to the high cost to taxpayers.

However, there are certain crimes which jail is neccessary for. For instance, would you feel safe if judges didn't send convicted murderers to jail and they only got a slap of the wrist and community service? How about violent drug users, who have no sense of right or wrong and show no remorse. What about people who constantly steal, for whatever reason, the judge has let them off, trying to give them a second chance over and over again yet they continue to re-offend?

Some people don't respond well to kindness and second chances and need punishment to understand what they did was wrong. Some people aren't fit to be in society and WILL re-offend and cause further harm and need to be put in jail for their own good.

I've seen this time and time again - in fact I know of one person, despite being convicted of 34 seperate crimes including drink driving, driving without a license, aggravted burg, assault...and despite already serving time in a juvenile detention centre, being let off with a good-beaviour bond of 5 years, 100 hours of community service and the condition the he report to the local police station once a week. He didn't do the community service, he didn't report to the police station and he continued to committ crimes. He was then supposed to appear in court to answer for the newer crimes and skipped it. That's just one example of someone being let off too lightly.

Answer 3

Its not that they want people to go to jail, you just have to understand what they go through.

Most of the people charged with crimes are in fact guilty and try to manipulate the system.

A few people are innocent and try to prove this.

But day in and day out Judges see repeat offenders...offenders that try to be seen by different judges to get favorable results...they get caught in lies....I used to work for a judge as his law clerk...it gets tiring after sometime.

And you will see judges act differently some are very compassionate and others have become harddened.

Answer 4

Judges are part of the system which keeps citizens safe from our domestic enemies: criminals. Every good citizen wants to remove the scum that shows no respect for our laws from society. The system, from the police officers to the prosecutors, to the judges make it happen.

Answer 5

It's not judges who want you to go to jail; it's you who decided to take the opportunity. 1. You decide to commit a crime that's punishable by jail time. 2. You decide not to deal so as to avoid jail time. 3. You don't put much effort into the crime, thus ensuring the probability that you'll be caught. 4. You don't hire a good enough attorney to keep you out. Society demands that if you don't follow its rules, you be punished or removed. Both occur with jail. It used to be that convicted criminals were executed for as much as stealing a loaf of bread, or failing to bow to the local lord.

Answer 6

Legislatures also want you to go to jail. The legislature is the one which made the law which the judge is applying.

Answer 7

You made the decision to commit the crime, it was your decision to go to jail.

Answer 8

They want you to learn a lesson.

Answer 9

you break a law
you pay the price