Re:LSD Chemist William Pickard to Be Released from Prison
by Dumblydorr on Saturday July 25, 2020 @10:35AM
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Do criminals actually respond to deterrents though? Sam Harris argues otherwise in a couple of podcasts and I tend to agree...people break the law constantly without thought of the penalties. People text while driving when that could kill someone else.
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Re:LSD Chemist William Pickard to Be Released from Prison
by smabie on Saturday July 25, 2020 @01:45PM
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I don't really believe anyone reacts to harsh deterrents for a low probability outcome. The only way is to increase the probability of being caught, but that's super super hard. So instead, we just throw the people we do catch in jail for life.
It's so fucked up, it makes me disgusted even thinking about it.
Re:LSD Chemist William Pickard to Be Released from Prison
by melq on Saturday July 25, 2020 @11:48AM
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I don't believe they do either. For example, it's often said that the death penalty is used as a deterrent, though it is clear from the data that isn't true.
https://www.aclu.org/other/death-penalty-questions-and-answe...