This is sickening.

[insomniac17]

pezus said:

IIIIITHE1IIIII said:

And, there we are back to their parents and/or "friends" who made them do it.

 

They are well aware of what punishments await, yet they still commit crimes... How come? Well, again back to "the source" who didn't raise them good enough to understand what consequences beating up another human being could have for them when they grow up.

 

Teaching is the key!

I totally agree with you. Harsh punishment is not the way, as is quite obvious just from looking at the US vs. other countries with lower crime rates yet less punishment. The US being huge is not a valid excuse imo, it's not like you see clashes of people across the country like this

It's not the US being huge, it's the US being a giant mess of cultures from across the world that may not see eye to eye on many different things. Also, I do not think that many punishments are severe enough, which is the problem. From what I recall (which I admit could be wrong), I remember reading news articles about homeless people who would commit crimes because they wanted to be in jail; it was better than wherever they were before.

Many of those countries with lower crime rates and less punishment are not nearly as culturally diverse as the US is, and will not experience this kind of problem on the same level that the US does.

And if the punishment was something like hard physical labor 12 hours a day, 7 days a week for the duration of the stay in prison, it would be a far better deterrant than what you see today.