5-5-07 Jail Time?

With two million people in jail in this country, you'd think it would be more economically sensible to reduce the number of laws that put people in jail, especially for victimless crimes. This is an example of a felony that really shouldn't be a felony. The trouble with the aforementioned felony is that it's absurd. Denying such people future access to flying on that particular company's airline should be enough.

I can just see it now. There he is in the jail mess hall, sitting next to a murderer who asks, "What're you in for?" And this guy has to say, "Cunnilingus on a plane." And, like so many other inmates, he will be maintaining his innocence throughout his jail term.

The crime of making other passengers nervous, or being rude to a flight attendant should garner a penalty that's appropriate, ie- future access to the services of that airline should be denied. That would be forever. Just like the access to a particular store or restaurant would be denied to unwelcome customers, this penalty is nothing new.

If you're a jerk, and you make other custormers nervous, or you're rude to people, you'll find that that sort of behavior gets you thrown out, and thrown out permanently.

But jail time? A felony conviction? This is absolutely the most ridiculous thing imaginable!