> It's literally the job of every justice system to do that. This makes it usual or common, but it doesn't make it not cruel. > Imprisoning people who have co

> It's literally the job of every justice system to do that. This makes it usual or common, but it doesn't make it not cruel. > Imprisoning people who have committed crimes is not cruel. Imprisoning someone is absolutely cruel. It may be common and accepted (and it certainly is in our current criminal justice system). It may even be just and proper, but it is still cruel.