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Originally posted by Szass-Tam:
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Originally posted by Kakero:
Let me see now, someone commits a crime. He goes to jail. He gets accomodation, food, drinks, toilet etc at the expense of tax payer money while learning his so-called lesson there. WOW! this is awesome! might as well I go do a crime and get thrown in jail and having all my needs taking care off instead of working my ass off for some money sucking grey suit BOD. Nice...
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The first purpose of the system should be rehabillitation rather than retribution.
The offender goes to prison, he gets rehabillitated, he won't reoffend. [/QUOTE]That doesn't make sense. If the opportunity cost of commiting a crime is spending time being talked to be a counseller or rehab program, and the marginal benefit is a HUGE increase in the offender's standards of living, what's to stop him from recommiting?