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   by 57457802 4y ago

   I disagree. There is no evidence deterrence works, and I think it's very unlikely that there are people who want to commit sexual assault who would decide that it's not worth the risk if more people were punished. I don't thi
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   by 57457802 4y ago

   I am okay with that. I don't gain anything by another person's suffering. It would make me feel worse, not better, and it would make the world a worse place because prison generally makes people worse. It would also expose other p
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   by 57457802 4y ago

   Sure, the statistics are not very good, but we don't have anything better. We have some evidence that property crime has gone down relative to other parts of the country (and much better evidence for homicide, which doesn't have t
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   by 57457802 4y ago

   Yes, I would say I have. I have been sexually assaulted for example, but that doesn't mean I want the person who did it to suffer as well. That would just mean more suffering.
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   by 57457802 4y ago

   Some relevant links: https://www.ppic.org/publication/crime-trends-in-california/ https://citycrimestats.com/statistics/ https://applieddivinitystudies.com/sf-crime-2/
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   by 57457802 4y ago

   Punishment/revenge is satisfying to a lot of people, but I'm repulsed by it. I don't feel an instinct to punish people who have wronged me, and I feel just as bad for people who are suffering regardless of what they did befor
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   by 57457802 4y ago

   I don't think that's true at all. People say that crime increased in San Francisco because of the more progressive DA, but ignore that crime increased less in San Francisco than nationwide.