• @derpo@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      Agreed. I wish the USA had this point of view, but instead we do view it as an oubliette to put people we dont like / are too poor

    • Yes, but mercy and rehabilitation should not come at the expense of the innocent.

      Plus, when I think rehabilitating people in jail, I’m thinking of nonviolent offenses. Premeditated murder isn’t on my list of crimes I think someone can come back from, not when it’s like this.

    • @Elderos@lemmings.world
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      42 years ago

      Prison helps keep people safe, create deterrent, prevents vigilantism. Rehabilitation is the humane thing to do, but it is not why we isolate criminals.