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On the one hand, I like this, but on the other hand it’s bad if judges are handing out other people’s every day life as a punishment
This is meant to be rehabilitation by teaching her empathy. Jail won’t change her but this might.
Ultimately jail is meant to be rehabilitation, I see how the punishment fits much better.
But then I'm bias cuz I'm not a fan of the criminal justice system and prison industrial complex in general.
Jail is punishment only. They are cages to make people disappear while middle class white people pray to NIMBY Jesus.
Yeah, that's the dark reality. I love NIMBY Jesus, thank you I'm adding it to my vocabulary
lol thanks, made it up the other day!
His full name is actually “supply-side NIMBY capitalist Jesus”, just so you know
Jails in the US are for punishment at best and torture at worst.
Jails in the US are for profit.
Agree and they're a cakewalk compared to Singapore.
Not suggesting this is ok, but that Singapore sucks lol
Don't think of it that way. You're not saying oh this is terrible so now you have to do this. You're saying this is a demanding job and you ought to have respect for the people who do it. Give them a little insight into the hardships of the people they're giving shit
Perhaps we don't call it a punishment. We can call it rehabilitation.
Sounds like indentured servitude to me.
True, but our society is generally okay with this when people break the law.
It’s called community service and if the person would rather pay a fine or go to jail they are normally allowed to pick those options.
That's where the "except as a punishment for crime" part of the 13th Amendment kicks in.
Some people’s everyday lives are punishment. That’s the world we’ve built.
On top of that, there are those who can’t/won’t learn empathy. The only way they can understand is by actually living through it themselves. I think sentences like this should be commonplace for anyone who commits a crime against a service worker.
If you've ever worked in a low paying customer service job for a prolonged amount of time, you know that IT IS a punishment.
I worked retail for 6 years. I know.
I sentence you to be surewhynotlem for a week. A punishment worse than death.
but then they rock as you and turn everything around in ways you never could.
I object. Isn't there a rule about no cruel and unusual punishments?
This was my first thought as well. But on the other hand, I thinks it's great if we can set aside our desire for punishment/retribution and just increase empathy. (Walk a mile in their shoes)
Maybe on their last day of service, the person they assaulted gets to throw a burrito bowl in their face. Then we get the best of both worlds.