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I have expressly said that I don't want to "reform" the prison system. I used the word "smash" - I'm not sure how much further from "reform" you can get. I wa
by jMyles 10y ago
I have expressly said that I don't want to "reform" the prison system. I used the word "smash" - I'm not sure how much further from "reform" you can get.
I want prisons gone completely from this land, as they were for most of our history.
- ars 10y agoWhat's your plan for criminals then? Say, someone who mugged someone at gunpoint?
- jMyles 10y agoBefore I answer this, are you asserting that crime has gone down during the relatively short human experiment with prisons? If so, can you demonstrate that this is a casual connection? I think that the burden of proof is on prisons as a concept, and I don't think that they have done any good for society. In addition, they are places of great evil and suffering.
- ars 10y agoSo basically you are thinking corporal punishment? Lashing probably? In the olden days thieves who could not repay what they stole would be sold as time-limited slaves. Are you planning that too?