Foolish Society – Kill the Cows and Save the Criminals

Law of Karma – every action has a reaction

Foolish Society – Kill the Cows and Save the Criminals

(by Madhavananda Dasa)

What follows is a comment posted on LA times  in reply to the following article.

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-death-penalty-arkansas-20170427-htmlstory.html

Foolish ignorant society – kill and torture millions of helpless animals unnecessarily every day in slaughter houses (while there’s plenty of vegetarian food sources) and argue to save the lives of the most violent murderers, drug dealers, rapists and other dangerous criminals who destroy the lives of countless innocent people.

The cost to maintain prisons is enormous. Prisons and justice system are overcrowded. Under these conditions criminals punishments are minimized and many let off the hook. They are set free to cause more danger to society. Prison life rarely reforms criminals, they only become more hateful and violent.

Simply put, our society tolerates crime and allows it to increase. Dangerous criminals who are convicted with overwhelming evidence should certainly be executed for the welfare of society.

Look at places in the world with the lowest rate of crime, places like Singapore where capital punishment is practiced publically and there is no public debate over the matter. Capital punishment is enforced for murder, drug trafficking, rape, kidnapping, misuse of firearms and certain robberies. The result speaks for itself. Singapore is listed as one of the top 5 lowest crime rate countries in the world. You folks who argue that death penalty does not deter crime, get your facts straight (see Wikipedia links below). By arguing against capital punishment you are only keeping society in danger and so many innocent people will be raped and murdered by violent criminals because of such foolish tolerance of criminals.

The Sanskrit lawbooks of ancient India’s Vedic civilization are very clear that capital punishment is for the welfare of society, while it also rectifies the criminals sinful acts and gives a chance for positive change in the afterlife. And though this point will not be accepted as a fact unless you believe in these scriptures, what is a proven fact is the results of those places where crime is lowest and capital punishment is enacted.

Execution also gives closure and some peace of mind to the loved ones of victims. Think how you would feel if a loved one was murdered, just knowing the murderer is out there, and if he ever escapes or is released from prison he could continue murdering or raping.

Meanwhile Love and cherish your dogs like family members, but don’t give a damn for the animals sent to the slaughterhouse. And continue butchering millions of innocent animals while giving so called mercy to the most violent criminals.

Incarceration Rate In United States:
“In October 2013, the incarceration rate of the United States of America was the highest in the world, at 716 per 100,000 of the national population. While the United States represents about 4.4 percent of the world’s population, it houses around 22 percent of the world’s prisoners.[1] Corrections (which includes prisons, jails, probation, and parole) cost around $74 billion in 2007 according to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics.” (this does not even include costs of police enforcement and court system)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_incarceration_rate

Capital Punishment in Singpaore:
“Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Singapore. The city-state had the second highest per-capita execution rate in the world between 1994 and 1998, estimated by the United Nations to be 13.83 executions annually per one million people during that period.” “..in a survey done two years ago, reported in The Straits Times, 95% of Singaporeans feel that the death penalty should stay. This is something which has helped us to be safe and secure all these years and it is only reserved for a very few select offences.”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Singapore

Crime In Singapore:
“Crime rates in Singapore are some of the lowest in the world. As of 2016, the greatest domestic vice concern remain as commercial offences over the Internet, with a 47 per cent increase between 2014 and 2015.”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Singapore

Death Penalty in the Vedic Sanskrit Scriptures
deathpenalty.procon.org/sourcefiles/Vishnu%20Smriti%20V.pdf