>I guess it’s just people used to fear getting arrested but it didn’t turn out to be a very useful deterrent. The biggest issue I have with deterrence in the f

>I guess it’s just people used to fear getting arrested but it didn’t turn out to be a very useful deterrent. The biggest issue I have with deterrence in the form of criminal justice is that people just don't think they'll get caught. If you don't think you'll get caught, you don't fear repercussions. Deterrence is largely a flawed theory because of this. Politicians keep pushing it because that's really the only answer they have.