asaharyev t1_j6f0zcn wrote
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Harsher sentences do not reduce crime. This has been shown in multiple studies, and is easily searchable. Here is just one of many studies showing this.
Stricter policing does not reduce crime, and often makes it worse.
liberal_hack t1_j6f8szk wrote
What is the mechanism for locking up a criminal for life increasing crime rates?
A place like Singapore with really draconian sentencing and enforcement has pretty low crime rates.
asaharyev t1_j6fl1hy wrote
The US has an incarceration rate 3x that of Singapore. We're already more draconian than your example.
liberal_hack t1_j6fvwq5 wrote
We incarcerate people and then let them back out without reintegrating them well. Singapore just executes a lot of people. Singapore is definitely a more draconian legal system.
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