And in this manner, he could still keep a job and perhaps add value to society. Sending him to prison is a net loss for everyone, because of the cost to societ

And in this manner, he could still keep a job and perhaps add value to society. Sending him to prison is a net loss for everyone, because of the cost to society of keeping him locked in a cage, and the difficulty of him finding employment following the prison sentence, in which case he might continue to drain on society. Prisons should serve to prevent violent people from inflicting harm upon others, and not strictly as a method of punishment.