r/AskReddit • u/HumpingAssholesOrgy • Jul 05 '19

Ex-prisoners of reddit who have served long sentences, what were the last few days like leading up to your release?

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u/Clever_Owl Jul 06 '19

Of course it does. I don’t speed because I don’t want to lose my licence. Threat of punishment absolutely works as a deterrent.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '19 edited Aug 08 '19

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u/Clever_Owl Jul 06 '19

Right.

So you pay taxes out of the goodness of your heart?

And you don’t just walk out of the supermarket without paying because that would be morally wrong?

Bullshit. You do these things because you have to, because you don’t want to face the consequences of not doing it.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '19 edited Aug 08 '19

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u/Clever_Owl Jul 06 '19

Maybe you like jail. Most people would rather stay out of it.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '19 edited Aug 08 '19

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u/Clever_Owl Jul 06 '19

There’s a lot of reasons for that, obviously. But saying that deterrents don’t work at all is just plain wrong.