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I bums me out that simply interacting with our criminal justice system can be so ruinous that people are reluctant to report crimes.
by drewrv 9y ago
I bums me out that simply interacting with our criminal justice system can be so ruinous that people are reluctant to report crimes.
- jackyinger 9y agoThis is an excellent point. In the US there is no good path to reform of felons for instance. People ought to have a reasonable path to redemption.
- OtterCoder 9y agoUsing the law to enforce a point is always equivalent to the use of physical force. The law simply provides such a vast weapon that the party in the wrong must back down or die. If you wouldn't be willing to hold a gun to someone's head to make them change their actions, then you shouldn't call the police.