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Poverty

Travis_0004

(5,417 posts)

2. I see your point

Reply to pipoman (Reply #1)

Sun Aug 2, 2015, 11:14 AM

Aug 2015

He decided to commit an armed robbery which killed an off duty police officer.

I have nothing against a tough sentence for dangerous people, but that taxpayer money he caused us to waste to lock him up could have send 10 people to college.

I also wonder how useful a college degree is to somebody who has been convicted of murder, hasn't held a job since the 80's and is in his 50's.

We should get them job training but I don't know how a college degree helps.

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No.... pipoman Aug 2015 #1

I see your point Travis_0004 Aug 2015 #2