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Calius1337 t1_j2d95mp wrote

Reply to comment by Blautopf in Eli5: what stops separatists from just declaring there independence? by BeautifulAd2418

No it’s not. If it would, there would be no crime at all. If I truly want to do something, I’ll do it, no matter what. If the only thing stopping you from doing something is the expected punishment, then there’s something inherently wrong with that system.

There’s a difference between “I would like to kill someone, but if I’m caught I’ll go to jail, therefore I won’t do it” and “I see no reason for killing someone. It’s wrong and immoral and I have no desire to do it.”

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Blautopf t1_j2d9keu wrote

I dont disagree but you have just debunked the whole right wing dogma of harder punishment and more people in jail will reduce crime.

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Pocok5 t1_j2dahp1 wrote

Not much to debunk about it anymore, there have been many studies about how it does squat. People don't vote for it because it is effective.

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