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Originally Posted by Jerrek
It is. Justice isn't rehab, it is punishment for the guilty. It would be nice if the person in question rehabilitates, but swift and heavy punishment is the most important part.
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And if it *worked* all would be fine and dandy and the world would be a better place.
BUT IT *DOESN'T*!
Death penalty as a deterrant for murder? Doesn't work.
Three strikes and your out policies? Don't work. And you end up with people serving long jail sentences for stealing a piece of pizza.
Zero Tolerance? Doesn't work. It just results in harassment and moving the problem elsewhere instead of solving it.
The *only* realistic way to stop people re-offending is rehabilitation, but that just doesn't sound so good for politicians and the majority of the public fall for the rhetoric, rather than looking at the facts.