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Prison isn't for people that society finds inconvenient and, if on a jury, I hope you don't view it that way. Prison is for those convicted of a crime by a jur
by _heimdall 11mo ago
Prison isn't for people that society finds inconvenient and, if on a jury, I hope you don't view it that way.
Prison is for those convicted of a crime by a jury of their peers. There must not only be a criminal law on the books, you must be found guilt by trial.
Involuntary committal involves no laws being broken and there is no jury. I don't know every detail of that process though I am familiar with the general flow, I know multiple people that work in related roles, and my understanding from them is that it is generally not down through a legal proceeding.
- Marsymars 11mo agoJuries are a just an implementation detail of the justice system used by Britain and some of its former colonies. I'm talking at a higher level - I'm saying that conceptually, "inconvenience" ranges from mild offences to murder, and society has to decide where to draw some line for inconveniences that it will not permit. If someone is determined to re-offend, regardless of severity, the state's only choices are to either let them re-offend, or to use force to prevent it.
- _heimdall 11mo agoIn the earlier discussion of involuntary commitment, there is often little or no judicial process offered at all. Its more akin to extra judicial detention than a criminal case.