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I'm not. These people represent a huge risk to those around them. We put people in tiny cells for less.

• jdoliner 10y ago
  Do we? Last time I checked we put people in cells for committing crimes. What sorts of prisoners are you talking about here? It's not obvious to me but perhaps I'm being thick.
  • EpicEng 10y ago
    No, we put people in cells because they represent a threat to the general public. Of course, it doesn't always play out that way in reality, but their are a limited number of options re punishment as well. Society has a right to protect itself. If your decisions put my life, as well as thousands of others, in danger unnecessarily then you represent a significant risk.
• astrodust 10y ago
  Stealing a $1 candy bar can mean a life in jail if it's your third strike. Deliberately avoiding vaccinations for your kids and causing a measels outbreak in a school where multiple children die carries no penalty. Maybe it should.