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Originally Posted by Manx
I wish that someday those who believe that greater and greater punishment will eventually result in resolution would recognize that their own fortune in not having to face harsh environments was a key factor in their ability to avoid criminal activity (getting caught for criminal activity, anyway). Then maybe they would rethink the concept of punishing the unlucky.
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What about the people who grew up in the same environments and DIDN'T become criminals? As much as many people would like to deny it, criminals aren't all victims of their environment. They make a choice to commit a crime. They are people who think they are above the laws put in place by society. And they should be taught that they are NOT above those laws, with increasinly harsher penalties if necessary.