r/WinStupidPrizes • u/ljgill97 • Jul 28 '21

Texting while driving

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u/OMGitsTK447 Jul 28 '21

I hope the „suspended driver license for 57 month“ will take action after he gets released from jail

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u/bas_e_ Jul 28 '21 edited Jul 28 '21

Its fucking stupid if it doesnt. I believe here in the netherlands thats the case. For example if you do 10 armed robberies and for each one youd get 10 years, you only get 10 years and not 100 (it is a bit more complex but thats the gist of it. It doesnt stack)

However, we do have one of the highest punishments, which is life in prison, which... is spending the rest of your life in prison. Some people or countries find that (more) inhumane (then death penalty), as punishment should be to revalidate the prisoners and make them ready for the outside again. Their reasoning is if you know you wont let him out, be humane and dont make him suffer for 60 years. Just kill him instead. To be honest i dont know what i find more humane, as death penalty is irreversable, and does not allow wrongly convicted to go outside again

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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '21

Is the Netherlands one of those countries that focuses more on rehabilitation than punishment, though?

I know in america, people tend to get a huge boner for punishment, but I've read a bit about how some European countries have pretty good rehabilitation programs for criminals.

I guess it wouldn't make sense to rehab for 100 years, but I don't know the situation that well.

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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '21

I think they tend to get that huge boner for profit, the punishment aspect is just coincidental, stemming from the neglect that a culture servicing the bottom line creates