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Do you have a similar opinion in regards to crimes? Do you think that there will be less crime if there are harsher prison sentences? Are you in favor of mandat
by homologate 7y ago
Do you have a similar opinion in regards to crimes? Do you think that there will be less crime if there are harsher prison sentences? Are you in favor of mandatory minimum sentences?
If not, why do you think harsher punishments are needed here but not for crimes?
- throwaway2048 7y agoDo you think there would be less murders or more if there was no punishment at all for murdering people? That's where we are atm with security breaches.
- yjftsjthsd-h 7y agoCompared to effectively zero penalty, probably.
- monocasa 7y agoIf street crime had lesser penalties than the profit of said crime, yeah, I'd be pushing for harsher sentences, yes. That's pretty exclusively the purview of white collar crime behind a corporation though.
- ebog 7y agoWhite collar crimes (like this should be) are all about making value calculations. Take the famous Ford Pinto memo. They decided the risk to their customers' lives was smaller (in terms of pure dollar amount, after potential litigation) than fixing the gas tank issue. If you penalize reckless security practices that lead to data breaches companies will be far more inclined to look after their customers. We already issue fines like this with COPPA, so it's not a new concept. Street crimes have a far different cause and should be treated differently. I'm surprised I even have to type that, it seems obvious.