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Because incarceration is penitentiary, which means criminals are made to pay for their crimes - not to be rehabilitated. It's a pretty stupid form of payment,
by EliRivers 8y ago
Because incarceration is penitentiary, which means criminals are made to pay for their crimes - not to be rehabilitated.
It's a pretty stupid form of payment, I should say. They lose time and opportunity and so on, so they definitely paid something. The state paid a fortune for their incarceration, so the state is also out of pocket. The criminals are paying for their crimes, but they're not paying society. They're not paying the victim. Society actually pays as well! This is so ridiculous. The criminal AND the state are paying for the crimes.
- zamalek 8y agoExactly. There are obviously situations that call for incarceration because there are individuals who have to be kept away from society (diagnosed psychopaths). However, simple incarceration is a dreadful solution so far as raw justice goes. If the criminal were instead rehabilitated, they would have to live the remainder of their life under the weight of their own guilt. Revenge is the quick or easy way out, for everyone.