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What about people who have ignored safety laws and put people in risk or who have committed fraud? For drug usage it would probably make sense to use some kind
by Polylactic_acid 7y ago
What about people who have ignored safety laws and put people in risk or who have committed fraud?
For drug usage it would probably make sense to use some kind of alternative prison which is focused on getting people off drugs and not punishment.
- MiroF 7y agoMake them pay restitution, bar them from the career they committed fraud in. I don't know - it seems like we jump to prison way too early for so many offenses, why not try more reparative approaches first.
- rhizome 7y agoJust want to note that "risk" is a highly malleable term, and "risk of risk" is not unheard of either.
- DanBC 7y agoOne of the people killed in the recent London Bridge stabbing was Jack Merritt. He was involved in a programme to train prisoners in law. This was called "Learning Together" because it put prisoners alongside law students. Some of those prisoners were dangerous men who'd caused real harm to people. It was transformative, and really helped people turn their lives around. There's a radio interview here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00035vj https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00035vj
- dsfyu404ed 7y agoCriminalizing the risk of a bad outcome is a slippery slope toward losing a heck of a lot of freedom. Damn near everything is risky on some level. This is why we generally asses civil penalties and fines when people do dangerous things but don't actually hurt anyone. Letting the citizenry speak their minds, bear arms, and be safe from unwarranted searches all comes with some level of "risk" to everyone.