Comment by gavinray
3 years ago
> This does not solve the problem that many of us do not want to hire convicted criminals.
Thank you for at least acknowledging this.
I'd wager that if people with convictions on their record, had even a 10-20% chance of being hired at a decent establishment, we'd see recidivism go down by a statistically significant amount.
I know the justice system. The grand majority of folks coming in and out of prison genuinely do not want better for themselves, it's a lifestyle choice that they've accepted (or resigned themselves to, depending on how you look at it).
But for the fractional percentage of incarcerated individuals that DO decide "Okay, I've had enough, I'm done with this and I want better for myself" and mean it, they aren't afforded such a luxurious opportunity for a bland life in suburbia.
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That's genuinely horrifying, and I don't find many opinions horrifying.
Are you being serious or trolling? If serious, I hope people don't kill your comment because this is one I think should be discussed.
I'm not sure you can discuss someone out of a position like this through a screen. Or if you can, I'd very much like to see that.
Some people want to solve problems with violence. And if that didn't work, you simply need more violence.
It's as old as humanity. Sadly not a difference of values easily solved by discussion.
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> Are you being serious or trolling?
I'm serious. I support changing sentnecing guidelines so that we execute anyone who is convicted of a felony after having previously spent at least 10 years in prison.
If you think this is a bad idea, hire someone who spent at least 10 years in prison and learn for yourself. Even if you just hire them to mow your law, hire them. See for yourself.
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What's there to discuss? Some people think that the Holocaust was a good start. And Germany didn't have trouble staffing its concentration camps with eager soldiers. Genocides begin with the view that a population is less than human.
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This might sound like an obvious solution for repeat criminals, but this would start an arms race between police and criminals, who have nothing to lose.
It's as if people don't understand how deterrence actually works and instead go with a simplistic "the tougher the punishment, the better".