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Whenever I hear about someone who broke out of prison and/or is trying to escape the long arm of the law I get a little sad when they are caught despite how hor
by marknutter 11y ago
Whenever I hear about someone who broke out of prison and/or is trying to escape the long arm of the law I get a little sad when they are caught despite how horrific their crimes are. Because it means that there's very little chance that anyone can escape law enforcement regardless of whether or not their crimes were just.
- coldtea 11y agoIt's also because prison and what we call law might not be the most "justice" there is. It's mostly revenge.
- rayiner 11y agoAnd? Retribution is a basic human instinct. The point of the criminal justice system is to manage that instinct in a large population. If you think about criminal justice only in terms of deterrence and rehabilitation it makes little sense to spend so much effort on what probably doesn't have much effect on would-be or convicted criminals.
- coldtea 11y ago>The point of the criminal justice system is to manage that instinct in a large population. Mostly in places with "old testament" attitudes towards morality. For contrast consider cells and prison quality in a place like Norway or Sweden for example (including prison time), compared to the US or some place in Latin America... There have been many philosophical justifications by judicial philosophers and political experts on justice systems in various countries, and deterrence and rehabilitation are more often than not the stated goals.
- task_queue 11y agoIn America, it's the bottom line.
- sliverstorm 11y agoWhat's the difference between punishment & revenge?