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20 years in prison for most crimes short of murder seems ridiculous to me. It is only relatively recently in human history that long prison terms as punishment
by rms 17y ago
20 years in prison for most crimes short of murder seems ridiculous to me. It is only relatively recently in human history that long prison terms as punishment have become normal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_abolition_movement http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_abolition_movement
- tptacek 17y agoThat's an interesting article about a movement that appears to conflate everything that is wrong about criminal justice, and everything that is reasonable about criminal justice into a single issue. 10 years for aggravated rape? Aggravated rape: throw away the keys.