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Apologies for misunderstanding. Do you think recidivism should ever result in harsher punishments? If so, do you think this should be codified in sentencing po

• mulmen 3y ago
  > Do you think recidivism should ever result in harsher punishments? They don’t seem to work so… no? If you are convicted of a crime the individual offense and circumstances should be considered. Adding more punishment because someone failed to be persuaded by punishment seems ineffective at rehabilitation. “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results.” Maybe it makes sense to give up on a person and lock them up forever but if we are going to do that we should be honest and thoughtful about it. “Well baseball” doesn’t seem sophisticated enough to address what should be an exceptional action in a nuanced situation. > If so, do you think this should be codified in sentencing policy? This is a good question. I guess my real objection to three strikes is that it seems both arbitrary (still willing to be wrong here but so far it’s just “baseball”) and mandatory. Similarly I’m also not a huge fan of minimum sentences. Let the judges… judge.