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> the deterrent of jail doesn't appear to be working. Deterrent ? It does work, the people in jail are not stealing
by foogazi 5y ago
> the deterrent of jail doesn't appear to be working.
Deterrent ? It does work, the people in jail are not stealing
- tomlockwood 5y agoThe USA has the most people in the world in the jail and this article is about the rising shoplifting problem. You are correct, those people that are currently in jail are not stealing.
- jimmygrapes 5y agoAnd those currently stealing are not in jail.
- tomlockwood 5y agoAnd if we jail every single citizen of the USA, there will be no stealing! Perfect.
- Fatnino 5y agoWe did it! It's solved!
- candiodari 5y agoCan you explain how "it works" when jail inmates cost $106000 per year? You don't need jail to make someone steal less than $106k. You can just let them steal in supermarkets, they'll never get to that amount. Because that's the whole point, isn't it? Prevent economic loss. So that means the solution needs to cost LESS then the problem. Jails cost more. This is exactly the opposite of working, even on purely economic terms.