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A lot of the times we would just do nothing. Marijuana possession doesn't need punishment for example. Otherwise there are a tonne of options from before priso
by geowwy 7y ago
A lot of the times we would just do nothing. Marijuana possession doesn't need punishment for example.
Otherwise there are a tonne of options from before prison became the norm. Community service, restitution, fines, public shaming, exile, corporal punishment, capital punishment. Some more acceptable today than others.
- xmprt 7y agoWe still need a viable alternative that is both a deterrent and allows for rehabilitation and reintegration. I think things like prison, corporal punishment, exile, etc., are good deterrents but they're horrible at reintegration which is why prisons have such a high recidivation rates. On the other hand, community service isn't a high enough deterrent and flat fines disproportionally affect poor people.
- geowwy 7y ago> I think things like prison, corporal punishment, exile, etc., are good deterrents but they're horrible at reintegration Not sure I understand. Corporal punishment doesn't have a problem with re-integration because no one is removed from society, and the whole point of exile is you will never be re-integrated into society. Only prison has to deal with the problem of how to re-integrate people.