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More importantly, the people that do the Very Bad Things that we want prison to deter often do not think enough about their actions to consider the possible con
by gknoy 13y ago
More importantly, the people that do the Very Bad Things that we want prison to deter often do not think enough about their actions to consider the possible consequences, and also don't really think that it could happen to them.
When people don't even think consequences will ever apply to them, how can the consequence act as a deterrent?
- jessedhillon 13y agoWhat are the sources of these assertions? This seems like sheer speculation, or common-sensical reasoning -- do you know anyone from prison? Have you conducted some kind of psychological survey of prisoners?