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Re:Study Finds Increased Incarceration Has Marginal-To-Zero ... by pjc50 on Tuesday August 07, 2018 @05:20AM (#17704944)
Why go straight to corporal punishment rather than any of the other non-custodial solutions like electronic tagging? Or is the brutality part of the point?
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Re:Study Finds Increased Incarceration Has Marginal-To-Zero ... by dsfyu404ed on Tuesday August 07, 2018 @08:09AM (#17705726)
Because with corporal punishment once it's over you're done. You don't drop off the face of the earth for weeks to years like you do with prison. I'd totally take lashes in exchange for a reduced sentence.
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Re:Study Finds Increased Incarceration Has Marginal-To-Zero ... by gnode on Tuesday August 07, 2018 @09:09AM (#17706193)
Fines also have this quality.
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Re:Study Finds Increased Incarceration Has Marginal-To-Zero ... by fundingshovel on Thursday August 09, 2018 @11:10PM (#17730418)
Only if you can afford to pay them. Otherwise they linger for quite some time.
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Re:Study Finds Increased Incarceration Has Marginal-To-Zero ... by gnode on Friday August 10, 2018 @11:00AM (#17733844)
Even in the case where a fine takes some time to pay, it doesn't exclude the offender from society while they're paying it.
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