Who are you to decide that?
If somebody murders/rapes, should the community do the same to that person? Should the community do the same to itself then? Why would you be any better?
Besides, Bush and his govenment have pressured several people and organizations that haven't agreed with their views during his season. I think this included even some industry organizations... (they didn't invite them to the white house when similar organizations were etc.) Refused to play with everybody.
Also in US you have to build a new prison
every day so you can store 'em all. There are already 2,000,000 prisoners. How many will commit a crime again? In Finland we have 2,800 prisoners and of those only 45% does any crimes again...
Your system sucks big time. Not the people, just the system (and, well, all who support that too). Why do you have poverty in so many places? Why there are so many millionares and at the same time so many poor? Does that lead into crimes?
And many more...