What to do with the first criminal?

--- In spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com, "sean_page"
> The point has been made, and I agree with it -- With square footage
> at a premium for supporting life, scientific experimentation, etc --
> no habitat designer will want to waste space with a brig that will
> seldom see use.

But what would you do if the need came about?

> I think the actual solution would be dependent upon the
> environment? Is the exterior environment hostile? Is water readily
> available?
>
> Presumably, early habitats will be manned by "the best and
> brightest" -- will they feel obligated to conform to terrestrial
> judiciary protocols?

Doesn't matter wether the like or not like "terrestrial judiciary
protocols" -- they would HAVE to follow it, lest some kind of modified
verson.

> If I were out there and in charge, and someone under my command or
> jurisdiction committed a minor crime, I'd put them on half or
> quarter-rations for a number of days appropriate to the crime. Take
> away most of a man's food and water for a couple of weeks, and he
> will think twice next time. Of course -- the argument could be made
> that he'd just steal someone else's. To which I say: In space, or
> other hostile environment, stealing water is a capital crime.
>
> The loss of sustenance, or privilege, or rank. Extra duty, longer
> shifts -- there are a number of ways to penalize individuals without
> incarceration. A lot of the cultural problems that exist here on
> good o' Terra are *because* we are an 'incaceration society',
> instead of a 'rehabilitation society'.

I wouldn't like murders, rapists and other violent criminal walking in
my mysts.

But, for minor crimes, which come up more fequently, your ideas have
some valdity.

> Sean
>
> --- In spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com, omar vega wrote:
> > I think that a little bit of selection of the people
> > going to the space habitat, (looking into the criminal
> > records of the family tree, so to speak) could reduce
> > criminality to the minimum. If there is some cases, I
> > think that a small jail for 100 should be enough for
> > up to 100.000 people.

That sound like part of a eungenics program to me as well.