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And based on comments here, it seems that many of you guys seriously think that a solution is... arresting and jailing more people? Somehow brings mind the quot
by beefield 5y ago
And based on comments here, it seems that many of you guys seriously think that a solution is... arresting and jailing more people? Somehow brings mind the quote about doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.
And from my European point of view, the three strikes thing is pretty much a definition of jailing people for the hell of it.
- throwaway1777 5y agoIf someone committed the same crime in Europe you would put them in jail too, would you not?
- beefield 5y agoContext was how to reduce crime, not whether a specific crime should yield jail time.
- xyzzyz 5y agoYes, that’s how the European country I moved to US from deals with crime. US is insanely lenient toward petty criminals compared to Europe.