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There is actually no competitive market here. I agree there is a lot of danger in profiting from incarceration. However, it would be good if someone figured ou
by mowenz 9y ago
There is actually no competitive market here.
I agree there is a lot of danger in profiting from incarceration. However, it would be good if someone figured out how to solve the problem and a profit motive is a reliable way to do it.
In other words, the profit motive would have to work towards eliminatin the problem--that's my point about a properly regulated market.
Maybe some other users here are right and I am naive in thinking people will create fair and just rules that others wont try to cheat.
- coldtea 9y agoThe problem is that the prisoners are not the buyers, the taxpayers are. Which means any "profit motive" can (and normally will) work against them (the prisoners). After all feeding them crap and stuffing them in tiny cells is cheaper than giving them quality prison time and rehabilitation opportunities...
- FullMtlAlcoholc 9y ago> Maybe some other users here are right and I am naive in thinking people will create fair and just rules that others wont try to cheat. There's just not a lot to gain and a lot that can go wrong. It's high risk, minimal rewards. Making prisons more rehabilitative isn't difficult or some unsolved problem. People in this country just have an appetite for righteous vengeance and ensuring that criminals receive their due suffering.