Sure, why don't we help people that don't deserve it?

As an assistant professor of political science, Tehama Lopez Bunyasi surprises me with her article in the New York Times, arguing that we should release more people from prison so that there is less income inequality.  The very idea that people should be released from prison and offered more assistance to rebuild their life is absurd.  Those people are in jail because of the fact that they have proven that they cannot be productive members of society.  Agreed, too much of taxpayers’ money is spent on prisons but, I do not agree with her in her views.  Why should people be released from prison? They have to pay for their crimes just the way the American public has decided they should.  If she was trying to reach out to the minorities in America, by pointing out that the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 affected black and brown communities more than white communities she utterly failed I believe.  Anyone who does not want to violate this law, stay away from drugs! Its as easy as that. 

As a member of a minority group, I have no trouble following the law and staying away from drugs.  If these people were found guilty of their crimes they should pay.  Her idea is that by letting these people out of prison will help them contribute to society well I believe that it is in the nature of people to continue in things they are accustomed to.  If they are let out of prison, there is no guarantee that they will not fall right back into their old habits, which is something I believe they will do given the chance.  Especially if they are not forced to serve the time that they were sentenced for their crimes.  How about we focus on helping people, so that they don’t have to turn to a lifestyle that is harmful to the community, and to ultimately to themselves.