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> politicians made the conscious decision to not retroactively undo it because of the bad PR it'd cause if some violent offender was released and killed someone
by selcuka 2y ago
> politicians made the conscious decision to not retroactively undo it because of the bad PR it'd cause if some violent offender was released and killed someone.
So it's ok if a violent offender jailed after 2012 gets released and kills someone. Typical politican logic.
- duneisagoodbook 2y agopoliticians are choosing instead to kill these prisoners via indeterminate detention
- Hydenty 2y ago[flagged]
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- duneisagoodbook 2y agoI hope you reflect on why that is.
- selcuka 2y agoTo be clear, my comment was sarcastic and I'm not defending the indeterminate detention option. Just pointing out the hypocrisy.
- sweeter 2y agoIsn't it the opposite? They don't want to be blamed if something happens so they uphold a blatantly unjust ruling. To be clear, thats not how any of this works. You can't just imprison someone indefinitely because they "might" do something.
- selcuka 2y ago> Isn't it the opposite? It is. My comment was a (failed) attempt at sarcasm. If the new ruling is thought to be more just, it should be retroactively applied.