Greater vakolicci haven wrote:Chan Island wrote:
Kneejerks are not good, but it's obvious that we have to seriously review and reform the way in which we do sentences. We've now had multiple times where we've released crazy madmen and terrorists from prison and they've gone on to immediately go hurt or kill people.
I would be very uncomfortable with punishing people for crimes committed by others though. Crime prevention never calls for pre-emptive action against people we've no proof are going to do anything.
of course. that's why the great free west takes the approach of making something they think might be connected itself a crime. that way you can punish people for that crime instead of punishing them for a future crime, even though the only reason that thing itself is a crime is because of its connection to future crime. so now you've got a way to punish people for future crimes or the crimes of others while pretending you aren't through your invented crime. it's genius!