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Do we know that jail time for corporate executives does not serve as a deterrent?

• pitaj 4y ago
  Personally, I think if you're the one advocating for locking people in cells, you should be the one proving that it's effective.
  • ethanbond 4y ago
    Pretty sure your gut reaction against the punishment is good argument that it'd deter someone from doing the action that yields said punishment. Meanwhile we do the equivalent of charging a $90 penalty for a crime that earned $100.
  • pessimizer 4y ago
    It doesn't have to be "effective", it just has to be more effective than not locking people in cells. If you're advocating for something else, you should be arguing its effectiveness over locking people in cells. "Effectiveness" doesn't mean anything outside of a comparison to other options.