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Originally Posted by deafskeptic
If he's a repeat offender, stiffer sentences will be needed. I wouldn't do this for a first time offender especially if he has a drug habit.
And there are many criminals out there so where will we find the room for them all and where will we get the money for new jails and prisons? If you throw away the key, you will have to factor in the cost of lifetime imprisonment and these people will need medical care and if we have space even for first time offenders if they're all sentenced to 200 years for a crime. Not only that, we will need to pay those who run the prisons.
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Not to mention the fact that when penaly is out of proportion to the degree of the offense, justice has not been served. This is comparable to grounding an 8 year old child until he reaches the age of 21 simply because he came in late from playing outside on two occasions. That is excessive, and does not serve to carry out the purpose of having consequences. Negative consequences are meant to teach, and to guide behavior in a positive direction.