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Comment by syshum

Retribution should not be a part of any justice system. As retribution is not justice.

Restitution, Rehabilitation and isolation should be the 3 goals of a true justice system.

Victims should have a path to restitution when possible (some crimes this is not)

Criminals should have a path to rehabilitation when possible (some crimes this is not)

For when the other 2 fail, Isolation is the final step, isolation means we isolate people that have been proven to be a danger to others and do not have the ability to be rehabilitated.

Retribution is just unethical, it makes the population of a system of retribution to be no better than the criminals they are abusing.

Support for retribution is a visceral reaction but holds no value or place if the goal is justice.

parent syshum 6 years ago

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