How Germany Does Prison

Re:How Germany Does Prison by someone7x on Friday October 23, 2015 @01:15PM (#10439924)

Not sure why you are downvoted and not parent comment; both make the unsubstantiated claim their position is rational and another position is not.

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Re:How Germany Does Prison by ryanlol on Friday October 23, 2015 @01:38PM (#10440060)

Ah, but that's hardly a claim that needs substantiating. Everybody knows that people can change, adapting to your environment is a basic survival instinct.

Anyone arguing that people don't... can't change obviously has a deeply twisted understanding of humanity.

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Re:How Germany Does Prison by jules on Friday October 23, 2015 @02:18PM (#10440342)

Maybe because it directly contradicts the facts? If people can't change then why is the recidivism rate in humane prisons 20% and in punishment oriented prisons 70%?

A more likely explanation however is that there is another reason why he is downvoted: because he suggests killing all violent offenders.

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