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How did this meme come about that the only possible penalty for any kind of offence is jail? There are so many more ways to influence human behaviour, all of th
by conistonwater 10y ago
How did this meme come about that the only possible penalty for any kind of offence is jail? There are so many more ways to influence human behaviour, all of them much less violent.
- kafkaesq 10y agoBecause for several years now there has been a much stronger meme in place in the business community -- particularly among "disruptive" technology startups -- that you don't really have to pay attention to pesky things like laws and ordinances. And not only that -- if you can just eat the petty civil fine they slap on you, you're actually doing a positive moral good in presenting a middle finger to law if it enables you to bring your desperately needed innovations to a wider audiences. So that's when people start to say -- "OK then - if they won't get the message, it's time to start locking a few of 'em up." Just like you'd do with any other criminal gang.
- CamperBob2 10y agoMeh. I can think of better uses for my tax money than using it to lock up people for running an unauthorized ride-sharing service.
- meira 10y agoI think the same about drug dealers, although I disagree that rich tech boys breaking the law isn't a big problem.
- CamperBob2 10y ago(Shrug) Given the set of "big problems" in the world, I'm having trouble agreeing with you that this is one of them. But I don't own any taxi medallions, so I may be biased.
- kafkaesq 10y agoThe original article refers to harassment of opponents in a civil litigation case -- not running a grey-market service, per se.