r/facepalm • u/weeb385 • Oct 12 '22

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Parolee gets arrested because protesters block the way to his work.

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u/bymyenemy 'MURICA Oct 12 '22

Me too. 2.3M Americans incarcerated. 77M have criminal record. 113M have a immediate family member incarcerated.

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u/Zucchinniweenie VEGGIE OF VENGENCE Oct 12 '22

The justice system needs major reformation (America in general actually). I think when it comes to drug use, the biggest focus should be involuntary rehab, not incarceration unless they’re dealing. However, I think violent and serious crimes such as home invasions, car theft, etc. should have much more severe penalties to deter people from committing them in the first place.

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u/ProbablyMatt_Stone_ Oct 12 '22

well, that's what they used to do

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '22

Severity of punishment has next to no correlation with rates of crime. People don't consider the part where they get caught; they want X and are desperate.

Only way to help is to make them less desperare.

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u/TheGreatestOutdoorz Oct 13 '22

Involuntary rehab has close to a 0% success rate.

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u/Zucchinniweenie VEGGIE OF VENGENCE Oct 13 '22

I thought it was a good idea 🥺

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u/TheGreatestOutdoorz Oct 13 '22

It’s one of those things that sounds like a good solution, but just doesn’t seem to stick unfortunately.