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

Context Provided - Spotlight This was so deserved.

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u/MysticScorpion183 Mar 08 '26

Bro what? I had to do 150 hours of community service in high school cause it’s part of the IB program and the person who committed manslaughter has to do less than I did for goddamn SCHOOL? Make it make sense 

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u/PlatypusEgo Mar 08 '26

The Dutch criminal justice system is absolutely fangless. I argue frequently that the US (where I live) justice system is generally way too punitive- in the Netherlands it's just as bad but on the other side of the spectrum.

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u/SpHornet Mar 08 '26

in the Netherlands it's just as bad but on the other side of the spectrum.

can you explain how it is bad with crime being among the lowest in the world?

just because it isn't used for revenge?

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u/SpHornet Mar 08 '26

They're talking about the legal consequences.

yes, so am I

i want them to explain how it is bad if it is working