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> Prison obviously isn't intended to be a service for the convicted individual so it doesn't make any sense to charge them. People are in prison because of the
by surement 4y ago
> Prison obviously isn't intended to be a service for the convicted individual so it doesn't make any sense to charge them.
People are in prison because of their own antisocial behavior, and you think that others should bear the costs of keeping them there?
- dpkirchner 4y agoI do. I am also OK with providing public defenders, prosecutors, judges, rehab counseling, probation, all on the taxpayer's dime. I believe the benefits to society far outweigh the costs.
- mrguyorama 4y agoYes? Locking people away IF ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY is only done for the reason of making the rest of society better. Of course we should be paying for that functionality. We shouldn't be imprisoning people to make them suffer, we should be doing it because it's literally the only possible way to keep them from harming society as a whole. The "punishment" inherent in prison is the loss of your basic human rights, your freedom. Anything above and beyond that should be considered unethical treatment. Prison should be an incredibly boring hotel stay really. And if you say "but then people will want to go to prison" you should think about how horrible of a world you've built where it's better to give up basic rights than participate in society.
- imtringued 4y agoPeople are in prison because that benefits the people outside of prison. By locking up serial killers, the people outside of prison are safe but the people inside prison are not.