Meh. I'm in favor of harsh punishments for violating rules that are (a) just / fair, (b) very very easy to NOT violate. Read Friedman's Law's Order - have to multiply loss x prob of being caught. Harshness does not AT ALL invalidate "can't do time / don't do crime" logichttps://twitter.com/uppittynegress/status/1095023824658227202 …
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In addition, the framing of going to jail for stealing 3 dollars is disingenuous. That person jumping a turnstile once is 99 percent likely to be doing it hundreds more times. Punishment has to take into account likelihood of getting caught at it.
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yep - as mentioned be me at the head of this thread!
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You know this logic is why the courts are backed up and people are sitting in jails for months and years before trial, right? We’re spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to enforce harsh punishments against $10 crimes. Why does this seem logical?
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do you agree with me that (a) the law against "theft of services" is morally legitimate? (b) it is very very easy to not be a thief?
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