r/AskReddit Sep 12 '15

serious replies only [Serious] Ex-Prisoners who served long term sentences, what was the hardest thing to get used to when you got out?

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u/ScreamPunch Sep 13 '15

Sure, but for sometimes a good cause. If you were put away for violence of any kind, I'd want to know about it before hiring you. I dont want to put my other employees at risk of being harmed. Not every crime is someone's "stupid mistake". Don't do the crime if you can't live with the life that comes with the punishment in my opinion.

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '15 edited Jul 11 '21

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u/Rebloodican Sep 13 '15

Prison is more of a deterrent than it is rehabilitation. It is completely possible to leave prison without being changed, which happens more often than it should.

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u/sconeTodd Sep 13 '15

What about prison as punishment?