> Prison is pretty inhumane, especially in the context of a limited lifespan. Even if we're immortal, it's still inhumane. You have a very warped view of justi

> Prison is pretty inhumane, especially in the context of a limited lifespan. Even if we're immortal, it's still inhumane. You have a very warped view of justice. Rape isn't "inhumane"? Murdering someone isn't "inhumane"? In the case of premeditated murder the murderer forfeits the right to life, so the death penalty, especially for especially egregious acts, is entirely just. To claim it isn't is unjust and an insult to the victim. Mercy only has meaning when the penalty is deserved and prudence will dictate whether the peantly ought to be exercised in the given circumstances given the best account of the facts and our limited knowledge (hence the need for judges who have the authority and the perspective to better adjudicate dispassionately instead of fueling some Sicilian family feud or a lynch mob that confuses envy with anger at injustice). > Moreover, how does making people go to prison fixes anything? It's just a way to assign punishment and blame people. Uh, yes? OBVIOUSLY, if someone is GUILTY, he DESERVES blame and punishment. I don't know why this is so difficult for you to understand or how you could possibly think this is wrong or that a world without them is preferable or even feasible. If someone has freely committed a crime, if he has chosen to commit that crime and has carried it out, then OBVIOUSLY he bears responsibility for it and is culpable for his actions.