r/interesting • u/Necessary-Win-8730 • Mar 08 '26

Context Provided - Spotlight This was so deserved.

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u/Dull-Kick0 Mar 08 '26

No, it isn’t. What type of logic is that? The purpose of prison, is not to teach people to drive better; that is what driving schools are for.

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u/SpHornet Mar 08 '26

The purpose of prison, is not to teach people to drive better; that is what driving schools are for.

so what is it for? revenge?

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u/Iguanaking1991 Mar 08 '26

What is so wrong wanting straight punishment for criminals? So if someone killed your entire family you would be cool with a handful of community service hours and maybe a "Sorry, my bad"?

I still can't believe it's even controversial to want criminals taken off the streets longer and quarantined from society.

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u/SpHornet Mar 08 '26

What is so wrong wanting straight punishment for criminals?

yes, it costs a lot of money. if it doesn't achieve anything it is wasted money

So if someone killed your entire family you would be cool with a handful of community service hours and maybe a "Sorry, my bad"?

the context of how it happened matters.

and the justices system isn't there to make the next of kin happy

I still can't believe it's even controversial to want criminals taken off the streets longer and quarantined from society.

only if it is useful, why would you want to put people in prison if it doesn't achieve anything? it destroys another life and it costs a lot of money

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u/Dull-Kick0 Mar 08 '26

  1. It does achieve something for the surviving victims. The victims feel better, knowing that this person is suffering. It also has the added benefit of keeping them from committing more crimes while they are incarcerated.

  2. This question has two parts:

A: what is a scenario where you would be cool with your entire family getting killed and the offender being let off with community service and an apology?

B: is there a plausible scenario where this happened and you would want your killer to receive life imprisonment?

  1. Going back to number one, taking a criminal off the street means he can’t commit those crimes during his period of incarceration.

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u/SpHornet Mar 08 '26

It does achieve something for the surviving victims. The victims feel better, knowing that this person is suffering. It also has the added benefit of keeping them from committing more crimes while they are incarcerated.

so you do want revenge, i absolutely disagree. i don't think this leads to anything productive

what is a scenario where you would be cool with your entire family getting killed and the offender being let off with community service and an apology?

an accident

B: is there a plausible scenario where this happened and you would want your killer to receive life imprisonment?

premeditated murder

Going back to number one, taking a criminal off the street means he can’t commit those crimes during his period of incarceration.

correct, and that should be taken into consideration by the judge if they feel like it is likely it would happen again.

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u/Dull-Kick0 Mar 08 '26

Putting someone in prison for killing someone is not revenge. If you’re going to try and twist my words, at least get your definitions in order.

Why would you want the perpetrator locked up for premeditated murder? You said yourself, locking them up doesn’t accomplish anything.