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Comment by WalterBright

1 month ago

The group of people who have long arrest records.

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direwolf20  1 month ago

So when someone is arrested, that makes them more likely to do crime in the future, so they should be preemptively jailed even if they didn't do a crime this time?

  • WalterBright  1 month ago

    > that makes them more likely to do crime in the future

    Yes. One's past behavior is a strong predictor of future behavior.

    > so they should be preemptively jailed even if they didn't do a crime this time?

    No, it means that each successive conviction should result in a longer prison sentence.