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Let's not single out the US for that. There are quite a lot of places (many even worse than the US) that use imprisonment for punishment and as a deterrent, rat
by zo1 11y ago
Let's not single out the US for that. There are quite a lot of places (many even worse than the US) that use imprisonment for punishment and as a deterrent, rather than rehabilitation. It's society's dirty little secret, that some members of it just want "Bad People" to be punished.
- peteretep 11y agoThere are no other modern rich, democratic countries with anything even approaching the incarceration rate or minimum sentencing insanity the US has, so it's entirely proper to single the US out.
- emodendroket 11y agoThe Japanese system is deeply troubled too although in different ways.
- lunchTime42 11y agoYes, they have old people who dont get enough for a pension. That is troubling as so far, as it prooves that people can in the end vote with there hands and feets against the free market approach of everyone insure himself against beeing poor at old age.
- emodendroket 11y agoI'm talking about the justice system. I'm not quite sure what you are talking about.
- lunchTime42 11y agoThe recently posted HN Article about the elederly in japan stealing to avoid the penalty of beeing poor for a honest live in capitalism.
- tobltobs 11y agoThe good old "That is fine because Russia, China and Somalia are worse." reply.
- zo1 11y agoGuess you missed the part where I generalized it to "Society". But sure.