It Worked for Australia

Like you, I'm growing extremely tired of our catch-and-release prison system. We release far too many offenders, only to have them commit their crimes once again. And, I feel infinitely sorry for communities that are targeted for sex offender housing. But, I don't hear anyone coming up with a viable solution to the problem, one which will appease the NIMBY folk and keep the prison system from bursting at the seams.

So, I propose that we take a lesson from history. Let us unload our undesirables on some unsuspecting island. I suggest Cuba. Let them all roam free, out of reach of civilians. Sooner or later, the drug dealers, sex offenders, and murders will realize that they are surrounded by scum. They will eventually see the difficulty of their situation. Imagine drug dealers without customers, cash, or drugs, and scum preying upon scum. Some of them would not want to live this way.

Some day, someone will shout "we must have government of the weirdos, by the weirdos, and for the weirdos." On that day, Australia II will be born.

Plan B: Ship them all off to Yucca Mountain to rot with the rest of our toxic waste.