I thought the part in this chapter about prisons was interesting. I had no idea that it costed that much money to keep the prison system in place. But even with the extreme money is costs to keep it into place, I really don't think there's any other solution. However, maybe lesser crimes shouldn't have prison sentences to keep the clutter out of prisons, but I think prisons are still the solution. I personally am opposed to the death penalty, because I think spending your life in prison being forced to sit in your cell and think about all the bad you've done is even more torture than the death penalty is. But maybe prison should be reserved for crimes like murder, kidnapping, rape. Lesser crimes such a shoplifting or fraud maybe can be dealt with with house arrest or community service. I can see how policing some areas would help, but I know a lot of people who feel very uncomfortable around/with police so in some areas I think it would hurt more than help. But it is always nice to feel like there's someone protecting you. I think the idea of "shaming" is interesting because it's a very big mind game to play...and when people's minds are played with it can deeply change a person. Deep down everyone wants to feel accepted especially in their community or with people they're close with. If a criminal feels ashamed and ridiculed, it will definitely lead to anger and criminal behavior... I think it all goes back to "don't treat anyone the way you wouldn't want to be treated." I think that if it worked for Japan, the U.S. could put the "shaming" system into use and make it work for us too.
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