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> He's like nothing more than his own suite, a playstation, and peace and quiet to write his ideas. Denying him any chance to rightfully complain about prison
by creshal 10y ago
> He's like nothing more than his own suite, a playstation, and peace and quiet to write his ideas.
Denying him any chance to rightfully complain about prison conditions is probably the most effective punishment you can come up with.
When the Baader-Meinhof gang was thrown into inhumane solitary confinement, it and their hunger strikes and suicides made them martyrs to their cause, spawning a new generation of terrorists that picked up their banners.
Meanwhile, Breivik complaining that his PlayStation is too old and that he can't play the newest games makes him a joke figure.
- stcredzero 10y agoSo basically, in the future, we should sentence people to becoming memes?
- creshal 10y agoFor terrorists who commit crimes to further their political agenda? Why not. Obviously this doesn't translate to all prisoners, but in cases like Breivik's, the priority is containing his ideology, not punishing the person.
- stcredzero 10y agoApparently, becoming bad-guys in the Superman radio serial really hurt KKK membership. http://mentalfloss.com/article/23157/how-superman-defeated-ku-klux-klan http://mentalfloss.com/article/23157/how-superman-defeated-k...