Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Crime pays and how!

Whoever said crime pays went to jail in Austria! Located in the city of Leoben in Austria is a jail that will put any heaven to shame. A look at it from outside will make you think of it as five-star hotel, it is that deceiving. We see how new buildings provide amenities like gym, indoor games inside their clubhouse and charge a premium for it. Here you have all these amenities and many more and that too at free of cost! The jail has a world-class gym, provision for indoor games, basketball court, huge jogging track and what not. I am just wondering whether Austria has done this intentionally as it features in the list of countries with least crime rates in the world and may be it is so bored of not having crime related news that it is now giving incentives to people to commit wrongdoing!
Just imagine having a prison like this in India. We will see lawyers fighting for (read against) their own clients to make sure that they get the maximum punishment. Highest paid lawyer will be the one who would request and convince the judge to give his client (criminal) the life sentence. Forget about criminals, common man who is so frustrated in India for want of basic facilities like water, electricity would prefer living in jail for rent. You would see all the anti-India organizations surrendering to the government, as instead of living incognito and run the risk of losing their lives anytime they would prefer the hospitality that this jail offers. I have no idea about the actual reasons of making such prisons in Austria but jails like these in India will certainly mark the end of all crimes considering the way most of the people are living here with no basic facilities in place.

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