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Comment by WalterBright

23 days ago

The group of people who have long arrest records.

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direwolf20  23 days 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  23 days 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.