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> I'd be hard pressed to be able to justify voting "guilty" on a moral basis even for quite serious crimes. It feels designed for vengeance and inducing harm ra
by grecy 6y ago
> I'd be hard pressed to be able to justify voting "guilty" on a moral basis even for quite serious crimes. It feels designed for vengeance and inducing harm rather than for safety for society and rehabilitation.
If you lived your entire life in the US, and everyday felt the "Me or you" and "I'll get mine" mentality, you'd have a different approach.
It is a VERY strong dog eat dog country, and the feeling is palpable for people who live in countries with a lot more equality and sharing.
- vidarh 6y agoMaybe, but it's irrational also from a perspective of wanting to maximise your own pie. You don't need to favour equality and sharing to acknowledge that a more humane treatment of prisoners leads to drastically lower re-offending for example.
- andrewzah 6y ago...Let's not stereotype a country of 380+ million people. C'mon. There are many Americans who feel the justice system is too punitive, and fails to uphold justice for the average American. Especially for people of color. The problem is what can one realistically do? Besides voting (both parties adore punitive instead of rehabilitative punishment) and contacting our representatives (yeah, that'll help...).
- JAlexoid 6y agoIt's impossible to stereotype a country full of people that have little in common. Most justice in US is served on state and local levels. You don't need 700k votes to get into your state assembly(in most cases) and try to change laws that affect your day-to-day. But I must correct myself - most Americans are completely ignorant of their own legal/justice system. How many know what Civil Forefeiture is?