Fines vs. Imprisonment

[ScruU2wice]

i think going to jail has a certain ring of fear in it that deters some people. Its really not as scary to lose 10% of you income as it is to be thrown in to a brick room fitted with steel bars. If i would be scared of anything in jail is the fact that id be staying with some one who did something far worse than i did.

Another problem that you addressed is people with no income. What if some one has spent there life selling crack or picking pockets? this might be a really narrow minded view of what people actually go to jail for, but still how much money would they have to give up...

i think theres always some problems in these types of systems that people look over and it results in grave consiquences