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I am always puzzled, there seems to be lots of people who seem to have decided that retribution is not the purpose of the justice system. It is the primary purp
by cm2187 3y ago
I am always puzzled, there seems to be lots of people who seem to have decided that retribution is not the purpose of the justice system. It is the primary purpose of the justice system. Everything else (disuasion, redemption, reintegration, etc) comes as an secondary benefit/purpose.
Now we can debate whether locking someone in a tiny concrete cell for 60 years is an appropriate form of retribution, or even whether it is more humane than a quick death. And certainly any violence in jail is unacceptable. The US system seems a bit absurd to me. But the european systems of extreme laxism seem equally absurd and ineffective.
- alphager 3y agoIt may seem absurd to you, but it's highly effective. Both general crime rates as well as recidivism are lower.
- cm2187 3y agoBy that logic the chinese system is even less forgiving and the homicide rate is even lower there. The justice system isn't the only factor that influence crime rate. Also if you never send your criminals to jail it's not surprising they don't show as recidivists. You end up in countries like France with criminals that have rap sheet of several pages and have never set foot in a jail. They operate in quasi impunity.