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Originally Posted by Scarlett
It appears that current system of Justice is designed to bring everyone convicted down to the same level and quite simply, They seem to be trying to reach the lowest common denominator. As they say, the IQ of any mob is the lowest IQ of any person involved divided by the number of people in the mob*.
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Unfortunately that "mob" in this case are our MPs most of whom want to be "The Party of Law and Order". Politics shouldn't interfere with justice.
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In response, yes I do believe that people should be punished but there are many ways to do that.
You should look to make sure that they have oppotunity to a) repay there debt to society and b) that we try to reform them into valuable members of society.
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I agree entirely and, of course, I prefer the scenario you mentioned where the prisoner learns a useful skill instead of a criminal one.
Of course then you'll get people screaming "I have to pay for my education! I should have just committed a few crimes and I'd have got it for free!"
