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I'm legitimately curious as to why one would support prison if one does not believe that society should aspire to transform criminals into better, law abiding c
by twoodfin 13y ago
I'm legitimately curious as to why one would support prison if one does not believe that society should aspire to transform criminals into better, law abiding citizens.
Deterrence. Not that trying to reform criminals is a bad idea, but it's not the only goal of the system.
- GuiA 13y agoWell, my points about torture and death penalty hold for deterrence. One could even argue that they'd be even more efficient, especially if performed publicly!