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The length can be debated, but jail wastes the most priceless resource you have - time. That’s why it’s a punishment.
by seibelj 5y ago
The length can be debated, but jail wastes the most priceless resource you have - time. That’s why it’s a punishment.
- taeric 5y agoI think the question is whether punitive policies work in that way. I'm fairly comfortable saying this person getting locked up for a long time will probably not deter too many others from doing similar, at a personal level. I suppose it can be argued that it doesn't have to act as a deterrent to individuals at a high rate, but to groups? But... why aren't we then hearing about everyone else that enabled this? (That is, this just encourages more folks to make sure to have a scape goat.) Or, do we really think it was down to just this one person's actions?