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Tossing desperate people into prison makes them desperate people with a criminal record that makes them more desperate. Have you ever known anyone with a felony
by Kye 5y ago
Tossing desperate people into prison makes them desperate people with a criminal record that makes them more desperate. Have you ever known anyone with a felony on their record trying to get their life on track? It's hard, and you might be surprised at what can get you charged with one. Even a non-felony conviction can cause trouble getting decent work.
- dragonwriter 5y ago> Tossing desperate people into prison makes them desperate people with a criminal record that makes them more desperate. Misdemeanors don't result in prison (or very significant jail time). They may even lead just to a diversion program or community service. Visibly having no consequences for crime, OTOH, does lead to more crime.
- Nicksil 5y agoYou're not wrong with respect to the difficulty and stigma you mention, but we can't just let it be OK to steal from others. To address those legit concerns, we need to focus our efforts on our prison systems and local governments.