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It's clear that jail does not resolve the consequences of the crime. So then the question is, does the threat of jail achieve deterrance of the behavior you're
by uoaei 4y ago
It's clear that jail does not resolve the consequences of the crime. So then the question is, does the threat of jail achieve deterrance of the behavior you're referring to?
I would probably guess that anyone not thinking about the consequences of their actions on other people are also not thinking about the consequences of their actions on themselves, so jail seems like a pointless threat overall.
- perrylaj 4y agoYou're missing an important element though: Not all criminals are deterred by threat of prison, and not all prisoners can be rehabilitated. For those people, jail is simply a mechanism to remove a known threat to society. In this TB case, jail isn't a threat, it's a consequence that will improve the safety of innocent citizens.