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It's a pretty well solved problem, you look around the world find out which justice systems produce low recidivism rates and implement those policies. You'll f
by fleitz 12y ago
It's a pretty well solved problem, you look around the world find out which justice systems produce low recidivism rates and implement those policies.
You'll find that there's little correlation between recidivism rate and length of sentence / amount of fine.
Or you can do what they do in America where they have the worlds largest prison population, which is hand out excessively harsh fines and prison sentences for relatively minor issues.
Protip: If you want people to act like the law is any different than separating the wheat from the chaff it would behoove one to stop referring to people in that manner. Instead you might want to say something like "How can we persuade people to my way of thinking?"
- bigtunacan 12y agoMy meaning was not, "how can we persuade people to my way of thinking", rather it was how do we identify who has made an honest mistake and who was acting in a deliberate manner so as to punish the two differing groups accordingly.
- fleitz 12y agoI'm well aware of that, which is why I was pointing out the pointlessness of punishing people but not reforming their behaviour. So lets pretend you know of a fool proof way to figure out who is making honest mistakes, and who is being deliberate, now you can your retribution, but you won't change their behaviour.
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