If someone is literally a danger to society, sure. But (especially in the US) the jails are absolutely crammed full with people that, by and large, only committed nonviolent crimes.
And even for things classified as “violent crimes” - a lot of it is overblown or committed by people who would otherwise not be violent but were pushed to the brink by a brutal, uncaring society.
Incarceration should really be an absolute last resort reserved only for the worst of the worst, but instead we fill beds like we’re meeting a quota because it funnels taxpayer dollars into rich people’s pockets. (And that’s not just the US, either, although we’re certainly one of the worst ones for it.)
If someone is literally a danger to society, sure. But (especially in the US) the jails are absolutely crammed full with people that, by and large, only committed nonviolent crimes.
And even for things classified as “violent crimes” - a lot of it is overblown or committed by people who would otherwise not be violent but were pushed to the brink by a brutal, uncaring society.
Incarceration should really be an absolute last resort reserved only for the worst of the worst, but instead we fill beds like we’re meeting a quota because it funnels taxpayer dollars into rich people’s pockets. (And that’s not just the US, either, although we’re certainly one of the worst ones for it.)
Sir, this is a
Wendy’smeme community for tabletop RPGs, the most popular of which has explicit good/evil alignment as a game mechanic.You’re not wrong, but this is a weird place for the soapbox.
Take offense to my original comment if you like, but people responded and so I elaborated. No one’s forcing you to read the comment thread.
So the system is the reason (or the excuse)?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YhP8IXL0t6w
Side note: is it still valid with the new version which isn’t a new version but worst than the previous? I heard some things are now people.