Hey ! Whats you ' re steam ? <| sep |> Grocery store stocker . I scared a dude in the public bathroom at 3 am once while he was shooting up at the sink . <| sep |> She meant to do that . I sincerely hope she paid for the damage caused . <| sep |> I have a Google alert set for Kratom DEA and Mitragyna Speciosa that I get new stuff like this in an email each morning now . Any that stand out as a bit different I post up . <| sep |> These are the commonly held reasons for punishing criminals with imprisonment 1 . PunishmentDeprivation of freedom or removal from the free society . Sentencers usually consider the legitimate expectation of the public in deciding on a sentence that supports this objective because , unless the public regard this punishment as at least , in some respect , fitting the crime , respect for the law will be diminished . 2 . DeterrenceThe idea is that convicted offenders will not repeat the crime because the punishment taught him the consequences of offending specific deterrence . It also serves to caution others against committing similar crime when they see the degree of punishment a convicted person gets general deterrence . Long sentences or death penalty produce both specific and general deterrence . Light and noncustodial sentences have very little , if any , deterrent effect either to the actual offender or those who may commit such crimes in the future . 3 . Protection of the publicThis objective focuses on the need of the community for protection from the crimes of convicted persons . This is particularly relevant to societies experiencing abnormally high rates of of violent crimes such as murders , wounding , drug trafficking and gunrelated crimes . Jamaica is one such country . Sentencers often take note of the fact that when certain violent offenders and gang members are imprisoned , violent crimes tend to fall drastically in communities they normally impact . Donald ' Zeeks ' Phipps , Christopher ' Dudus ' Coke , Tesha Miller , Joel Andem , and Christopher ' Dog Paw ' Linton are among several convicted offenders whose incarceration have resulted in significant declines in violent crimes across several communities and nationally . 4 . RehabilitationThis is a sentencing objective where the sentencer is convinced that the offender has a need for remediation . Some persons argue that for this sentencing objective to be met , the offender must have led a normal lawabiding life prior to his arrest for crime , has accepted responsibility for his crime , has shown remorse and promise that he will take advantage of opportunities for rehabilitation . 5 . No other choiceThis is an emerging objective of sentencing where the sentencer , having looked at the criminal records of a habitual offender , especially one who has been offered opportunities for rehabilitation in the past but continues to offend and makes a decision to imprison him because there is nothing else the court can do for him . Source gleaner . comgleaner 20130401 leadlead 31 . html