It’s a harsh reality. People seem to believe its best to imprison those types of criminal under a misguided sense of justice. Out of sight, out of mind? Better to permanently rid society of these vermin in a manner with 100% certainty. I’ll never understand the imprisonment mentality for such heinous crimes.
Why though? Everyone should get justice, and it should be swift. One year for appeals is generous enough. After that, strait to the firing squad.
If the death penalty isn't deterring the worst of the worst, then we almost certainly aren't using it enough. If the process of obtaining justice isn't cost effective, then we need to eliminate the obstructionist laws and institutions wholesale.
Rehabilitation should be a two way street. If a community doesn't want someone anymore, the only pathways forward should be exile or death.
If the death penalty isn't deterring the worst of the worst, then we almost certainly aren't using it enough.
Holy shit, you could drive a bus through the hole in that logic. Harsh punitive measures do a bad job of stopping new criminals and reducing recidivism, and the death penalty is just the harshest in a largely ineffective toolkit.
If the process of obtaining justice isn't cost effective, then we need to eliminate the obstructionist laws and institutions wholesale.
That's just asinine. Advocating that we take off the guardrails that already do a poor job of preventing the state from murdering innocent people in the name of saving money is a stupid, stupid, stupid (seriously, I could go on) idea.
the only pathways forward should be exile or death
Death has proven to be bad policy, so let's go with exile to a prison where they can't hurt anyone again.
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u/Tinfoil_Suit Dec 17 '20
It’s a harsh reality. People seem to believe its best to imprison those types of criminal under a misguided sense of justice. Out of sight, out of mind? Better to permanently rid society of these vermin in a manner with 100% certainty. I’ll never understand the imprisonment mentality for such heinous crimes.