4 ms·
>If so, then what was the point of locking him up for 5 years? Who did that help? If someone can get away with a huge robbery and not suffer any consequences,
by cpncrunch 9y ago
>If so, then what was the point of locking him up for 5 years? Who did that help?
If someone can get away with a huge robbery and not suffer any consequences, that completely undermines the justice system.
- stouset 9y agoThe purpose of the justice system shouldn't be to exact retribution — it should be to rehabilitate. It's not about consequences, it's about putting people back on the right track.
- dzdt 9y agoLet me guess just based on these posts (no peeking at user pages) : capncrunch is American while stouset is European.
- linkregister 9y agostouset would probably have a different viewpoint if they were the victim of a robbery, while capncrunch would have a different viewpoint if they had been imprisoned or knew someone who was.
- cpncrunch 9y agoPerhaps, but I don't think so. If I was fairly copped for robbing someone, I wouldn't expect to get let off.
- stouset 9y agoI have been the victim of a robbery. And I have a close family member who just started a 6.5 year sentence in federal prison. My current views were formed before the events leading up to this (and before the robbery). I also recognize that arguing for political change based on n=1 sample size and personal experience is an horrible way to approach problems at a state, city, or country level.
- cpncrunch 9y agoNope. And it shouldn't matter.
- stouset 9y agoAmerican, sorry!
- cpncrunch 9y ago> It's not about consequences, it's about putting people back on the right track. No, it's about more than just that. People have a built-in sense of justice [1], which needs to be addressed, otherwise it will cause a lot of social problems. Also, the justice system is there to try to deter people from doing crimes in the first place. [1] https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn10239-sense-of-justice-discovered-in-the-brain/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn10239-sense-of-justic...
- p49k 9y agoThe reason our society has advanced as it has in the first place is because we have defied many of our built-in human tendencies and replaced them with logical constructs. This is no different.