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Actions have consequences and after breaking major societal taboos like murder or rape it is very difficult or impossible to repair the damage a person has done
by bhawks 6y ago
Actions have consequences and after breaking major societal taboos like murder or rape it is very difficult or impossible to repair the damage a person has done to society. I have trouble judging people negatively if they don't want to associate with a person who has murdered or raped someone.
- vkou 6y agoYou're not answering the question that was asked. Are you going to keep them in prison forever? Are you going to let them out, to be jobless?
- bhawks 6y agoIt seems like you are viewing prison sentences as a 'price' for commiting murder, rape or some other violent crime. As long as you pay the price society must welcome you back with open arms. People will choose who to associate with based on their past behaviors and if you commit violent crime it is likely that most people will no longer want to associate with you.
- patmcc 6y agoI have the same visceral reaction - if I was seated next to a murderer at work I'd probably be wary. But visceral reactions tend not to make good social policy, and that's really my concern. We have some number of people who commit violent crimes. We either have to imprison them forever or let them out sometime. If we let them out we either need to support them or allow them to work. If we allow them to work do we relegate them to some low class of work, or allow them into white collar/privileged professions? We should be concerned about creating the best society for everyone. That means sometimes we need to suppress our immediate/unconscious reactions.