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I think overturning "life without parole" as a punishment is a better angle. The US punitive justice system really is awful.
by digianarchist 4y ago
I think overturning "life without parole" as a punishment is a better angle. The US punitive justice system really is awful.
- fourseventy 4y agoIdk I would rather have murderers and child molesters in jail for life without parole.
- ShamelessC 4y agoEven if that means people who aren’t guilty inevitably experience those sentences due to inevitable flaws in the courts?
- encryptluks2 4y agoI think decriminalizing drugs and offering extensive health care as a basic human right sounds like a better choice. I don't see Walmart execs going to jail when people conduct drug exchanges in Walmart parking lots.
- Hamuko 4y agoIt's not unpopular though. Only about 28% of Americans think that prison sentences are too long, whereas 32% think they are too short and 37% think that they're about right. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/12/06/u-s-public-divided-over-whether-people-convicted-of-crimes-spend-too-much-or-too-little-time-in-prison/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/12/06/u-s-public-...