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This blasé attitude toward crime is so infuriating. It's a symbol of the deterioration of trust in modern society where criminals are coddled and law-abiding fo
by newfriend 5y ago
This blasé attitude toward crime is so infuriating. It's a symbol of the deterioration of trust in modern society where criminals are coddled and law-abiding folks are left to deal with constant nuisance and criminality.
- giraffe_lady 5y agoI just find it alarming and depressing how consistently horny y'all are for carceral violence. You don't ask why we don't trust, only that we act as if we do.
- swearwolf 5y agoIt’s reasonable for people to want those who do harm in their community to be removed from it so they can’t continue to perpetuate that harm, isn’t it?
- giraffe_lady 5y agoI don't really think so but I do understand it's the mainstream viewpoint and I'm not trying to have that argument right now. What freaks me out is the tone of all the comments. Just zero understanding that there is a person being talked about. When you "remove them from your community" they go somewhere. Things happen to them. They are harmed, as well. If you're going to demand that I think you the language used should be less euphemistic. "I value these goods and the order their transit represents very highly. I believe a person should be harmed to discourage this behavior" is honest and clear. Stuff like "remove from the community" or "prosecute" hides those details of what will actually be done to the person.
- nate_meurer 5y agoMan, I'm glad to see someone stepping up to police the language in this thread. It's really concerning that people use a word like "prosecute" without adorning it with its full dictionary definition, just in case someone (other than you of course) might get confused.
- giraffe_lady 5y agoyes we do seem to appreciate policing of all sorts don't we