Once that perpetrator gets out of prison and rents an apartment next to you, would you rather he was subject to inhumane punishment? Or would you rather he was treated like a human being and learned how to behave in society?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

Heh, the amerikkkan answer is simple: don't let them rent next to you. They've accomplished it by ridiculous rent prices, charging inmates to be in jail (so they come out with debt), and shackling them to low paying jobs.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 days ago

There's gotta be less cruel ways to rehabilitate people, though.

I'm kidding. Welcome reformed convicts, to the wonderful and awful world of coding!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It’s even more absurd as surely the objective should be to have less victims of crime, so doing whatever gets that result seems logical.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 days ago

A lot of people's concept of justice isn't based on logic. Rehabilitation makes more sense logically, but retribution feels better.