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> It is a deterrent. You could pretend it’s not but that doesn’t make it less true. When more crypto scammers go to jail, it has an effect on people’s risk taki
by kaibee 4y ago
> It is a deterrent. You could pretend it’s not but that doesn’t make it less true. When more crypto scammers go to jail, it has an effect on people’s risk taking behavior.
The only thing that is actually a deterrent is actually catching criminals [1]. No criminal does what they do expecting that they'll get caught and then weighing the crime against the potential sentence.
> Of course it does. To say it doesn’t is fallacious.
"trust me bro, its common sense"
[1] https://www.slowboring.com/p/the-best-way-to-end-mass-incarceration https://www.slowboring.com/p/the-best-way-to-end-mass-incarc...
- dinkumthinkum 4y agoYou can use this “trust me bro” nonsense but it is obvious to anyone that can think clearly that the threat of prison time deters crime. It is not 100% effective, obviously but it deters potential criminals. People do make risk based decisions based on the possibility of getting caught and facing prison. I don’t know what it says that you think this obvious fact is some kind hand waving.