Originally Posted by Jim Profit

Unless as punishment for a crime

This means that they can draft prisoners. (As well as they should)


Considering the large sum of prisoners, this could provide more then applicable quantities of troops. Alternatively people already serving time in prison could be willing to joined the armed forces to exempt them from prison sentence.


Evidently it'd be a great way to force criminals to give back to the community. It's not technically a draft, it's constitutionally legit, but people would still probably complain..

Originally Posted by BigRed

Quantity of soldiers, definitely. But what about the quality? I'm not sure how prisoners are going to feel about fighting and dying.

Originally Posted by Agnapostate

There's essentially a draft on lower class soldiers already. Often, they are faced with no other alternative to further their schooling than through military service, and they are thus forced by the compulsion of economic circumstance, which can be just as tyrannical an authority structure as direct government compulsion.

Originally Posted by Jim Profit

True, but if they refuse it could be liable for charges of treason, and then they'll die anyway. Not to mention some prisoners are smart, they'll realize being a soldier is giving them a second chance.

A: Regardless of what they did previously, the media will depict them as heroes. Selfless guys dying for their country. Heel-face-turn irl.

B: They'll have a purpose. They'll be able to do something constructive as opposed to just sitting in prison, rotting, wasting our tax dollars.


Sure you can. Prisoners have no rights. They didn't care about taking away ours, so why should we care about taking away theirs? I don't believe in prisons, I think prisons just promote crime to be done more and more. (Proof is I'm right, there's more prisoners then ever)

If you want crime rates to go down, give them three choices.

Poverty (Government seizures, fines, slashed paychecks with fortified taxation)
Service (The beautiful prison-draft system)
Or death (Hanging, lethal injection, doesn't matter)


These basically are the only options they give us as innocent people.. (Robbery, human trafficking, murder) This is justice. It is equal treatment as they have treated others. They had rights in court, they have a right to a fair trial, a jury, and a lawyer. But once they are officially guilty, they no longer have rights. They are now a burden on society and must be dealt with accordingly..


This is why I think kids should be able to vote, children are pure, and love justice. Adults are twisted, and prefer mercy...

Originally Posted by Agnapostate

There's essentially a draft on lower class soldiers already. Often, they are faced with no other alternative to further their schooling than through military service, and they are thus forced by the compulsion of economic circumstance, which can be just as tyrannical an authority structure as direct government compulsion.