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> The GP is trying to say that the whole notion of incarceration is barbaric, and that future generations will look back on it just like we look at, say, stokad
by TheFreim 4y ago
> The GP is trying to say that the whole notion of incarceration is barbaric, and that future generations will look back on it just like we look at, say, stokades.
What is the alternative? If someone kills someone in cold blood do you just let them roam free? You could argue that certain crimes don't warrant certain levels of punishment but incarceration /generally/ seems necessary.
- tsimionescu 4y agoIn principle, for the vast majority of even violent offenders, a rehabilitation facility (including mental Healthcare and job education) would probably be the most humane idea we've come up with (ignoring the risk of this becoming a USSR-style re-education camp). Would this work for someone like Stalin? No, I don't think so, so I don't agree entirely with GP.
- r2_pilot 4y ago>What is the alternative? If someone kills someone in cold blood do you just let them roam free? You could argue that certain crimes don't warrant certain levels of punishment but incarceration /generally/ seems necessary. There are more crimes and pre/potential crimes than just violence and murder. We even treat some innocent people as guilty by locking them up. At least we wouldn't have innocent people in cages if there were no cages. Perhaps restitution or weregeld could be a substitute for theft or assault. But I strongly doubt that putting people behind bars does much to improve their lives or the ones they've affected in the overall vast majority of cases.