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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.
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Well they wont do it again, I guess that's the nearest you going to get on that one.
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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.
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What about the guy in America who was convicted of a crime that he didn't commit and escaped (and was caught) 3 times, by the time they actually heard his appeal and he was cleared of that crime but because he had tried to escape 3 times and was caught, he was due to be locked away for life because of the three strikes and your out policy...
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Zero Tolerance? Doesn't work. It just results in harassment and moving the problem elsewhere instead of solving it.
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And turns our Policemen in to Jobsworth's because they WILL go after the minor stuff because it is 10 times easier to prove and also they are more likely to catch the law abiding citizens who will pay up and keep quiet rather than contest the issue.
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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.
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And just what did they do to the Govenor of the prision that really went in for rehabilitation in a big way (and it worked VERY well, the re-offend rates were way below the average) They drummed him out on trumped up charges and put a much harsher govenor in his place. After the offical report was released, it was reveiled that there was nothing untoward happening but by then it was too late, the work that he had done was destroyed. If you read Private eye then this really wont come as a surprise.