Nah, locking them up is cheaper than leaving them out. Yes, it may cost a lot but what do you think the societal cost is of beating up CVS employees until they

Nah, locking them up is cheaper than leaving them out. Yes, it may cost a lot but what do you think the societal cost is of beating up CVS employees until they close another store? What do you think the neighbors would want? > locking a human in a cage without rehabilitation for years of their life A human who isn't worth letting out even if it were safe to do so. Net positive to society. I'd rather imprison one person than sentence another to a mugging or rape. The CVS employees have rights too. > make the problem worse and cost us a ridiculous amount of money (and humanity) Explain the humanity loss to someone mugged or raped by a repeat offender. > why they happen here more than other nations Why are more rapes reported in Sweden than India? Because more rapes happen, or more rapes are reported? In many countries if you tried to shoplift you'd simply be beaten and thrown out. In the USA police are called and a report is written. As for which nation is safer, it depends if you're a criminal or not.