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Time is the only asset we all mostly have in common. If your laws and the enforcement thereof are just (big if), then why shouldn't the punishment be exacted in
by mpalmer 6y ago
Time is the only asset we all mostly have in common. If your laws and the enforcement thereof are just (big if), then why shouldn't the punishment be exacted in a way that generally affects everyone equally?
Beyond that, prison is inhumane as a rough function of where you are. Maybe you're thinking of a particular prison system.
How does it fix anything? It should primarily be a deterrent, and secondarily a way to protect society from dangerous people.
- cogman10 6y agoI have a sneaking suspicion that if more billionares spent time in prison, we'd see massive reform on the prison system towards the humane.
- pydry 6y agoOr a class system for prisons.
- cogman10 6y agoProbably depends on how many prisons are private vs public. I could definitely see a class system forming in private prisons (it is sort of there already). For public prisons, that's harder. They have to convince law makers to pass laws to enable them to get special treatment. That'd be pretty unpopular. But, then again, MJ legalization is very popular and it still hasn't happened yet so who knows if policy popularity even sways politicians at this point.
- cmurf 6y agoRich people already go to low security VIP prisons. Visits with family in parks, better food, internet, and everyone is non-violent. Billionaires aren't put in general population.