Is it really true that in places with longer jail sentences (specifically, tile spent in prison) and/or higher prison populations as a share of general population that there is less crime?
replyJust to throw my two cents in. We could look at Singapore which does have harsher sentencing and low crime rates. However, there is a bit of caveat. Singapore has its red light districts where law enforcement sorta turns a blind eye. Its more of a, "so long as you keep your bullshit there, be classy about it and don't let it spill out, we will just conveniently ignore it."
reply"Solved" (heavy quotes) because instiutionalizing dozens of millions of people with no improvement is a massive crime in and of itself.
replyThat's like those stories of LLMs saying "I fixed the vulnerability in your app" by deleting the project entirely
Wouldn’t you say that the lowered crime rate enjoyed by the innocent as a result is an improvement?
replyWhy not just incarcerate everyone between the age of 15-27, if what we're worried about is crime rate.
reply… in the US
replyYes, kind of obvious from the .gov right?
replyI read the comment you're replying to as saying, "in the US, but other countries may have different policies that result in lower recidivism, and that might change the conclusion; maybe people aren't inherently criminally insane, but can become useful members of society, if given a chance"
replyWhile I think your interpretation is possibly overly charitable, I agree my comment was unwarranted and unnecessary. I can't delete it at this point.
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replyseems cruel and unusual…
replyUnusual? Only because we've made it so. Cruel? Nah. Locking someone up because they're criminally insane is less cruel than letting them roam the streets, both to the perpetrator and the people around them.
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