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> In Iceland, it is not a crime to stage a prison break: The law recognizes that inmates, like all human beings, are naturally entitled to freedom, and thus can
by zepearl 7y ago
> In Iceland, it is not a crime to stage a prison break: The law recognizes that inmates, like all human beings, are naturally entitled to freedom, and thus cannot be punished for seeking it.
Funny :)
- code-is-code 7y agoSame in germany
- OnlineGladiator 7y agoAnd Mexico
- danielbln 7y agoThe same is true in Germany. You'll probably break a few laws while breaking out of a prison, but the act itself is not punishable and will not yield you more time.
- beerandt 7y agoWhat's the economic result? Any relative increase in attempts since there's no incentive not to?
- WJW 7y agoThe sample size is so low you can't get any meaningful results. And use of violence against a guard or breaking prison materials is still illegal (since it's illegal to use violence against anyone and/or to destroy property). But if the door is left open and you walk out without harming anyone, that in itself is not illegal.
- beerandt 7y agoSo how does this work in the case of initial arrest? Or a fugitive thats not necessarily am escapee? There's no incentive to surrender?
- zepearl 7y ago> Or a fugitive thats not necessarily am escapee? I'd guess that that person, not being at that point of time a "detainee", would get the outcome of the other laws related to "resisting arrest" or something similar (like when police wants to do a check on you and/or your vehicle, etc... and you run off).
- hesk 7y agoThis has been legal doctrine in Germany for over a century.
- nloladze 7y agoI read it's three to ten in the US but I saw a show where it's up to fifteen. As for the machines, I know someone who mines on a much smaller scale but still has a lot of security precautions, it's a tough business.
- zepearl 7y agoSorry, what's "three to ten" and "fifteen"?
- nloladze 7y agoI apologize. Years.
- zepearl 7y agoThx! So if I try to escape from the prison in the US, without harming anybody and without damaging anything I still get additionally 3 to 10 years?? I was surprised to hear that such an attempt was ok in Europe in general, but this goes in my opinion in the exact opposite direction => I can definitely imagine anybody that tries to escape taking extreme measures to try not to get caught to avoid the repercussions.
- nloladze 7y agoYou can easily look at up to 15 years. And there's a thing called MMS, mandatory minimum sentencing, which means REGARDLESS of evidence, the Judge's opinion or the facts, if you are convicted guilty of a charge, you MUST receive a minimum sentence and no less, which tend to be very strict. Drug charges, particularly dealing fall under this category.
- zepearl 7y agoDamn, you're right (I didn't want to believe you, so I checked) - or at least Wikipedia states the same thing: > In Deutschland und Österreich beispielsweise ist die Flucht als solche straffrei. "For example in Germany and Austria the escape itself is exempt from punishment" Thx
- mandelbrotwurst 7y agoThis seems strangely worded even if true. If they are entitled to said freedom, does that not preclude even building the prison?
- ramphastidae 7y agoEntitled but not guaranteed. You can be punished with jail time for breaking the law, but can’t be further punished for trying to escape.