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>"however, I do think sentencing should factor in the likelihood of re-offending," This is very troubling thinking. The problem here is - not only are you sent
by begemotz 6y ago
>"however, I do think sentencing should factor in the likelihood of re-offending,"
This is very troubling thinking. The problem here is - not only are you sentencing them for future, 'possible' crimes but you are doing it on the basis of demographics - there are huge issues to consider here.
And what would it buy that isn't accounted for by using something more individual and predictive of re-offending -- like whether (and how frequently) they have offended in the past -- which is used in sentencing guidelines?
- throwaway894345 6y agoYou’re confusing correlation with causation. Sentencing someone because they are likely to reoffend will affect poor people differently than rich people in aggregate due to aforementioned systemic effects but it doesn’t follow that someone is being sentenced on the basis of their individual poverty or wealth.