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Re:The $8M Heist from the Carnegie Library by TheAdamAndChe on Sunday August 23, 2020 @07:21AM (#24251133)
To play devils advocate, part of the purpose of prison is to shield society from people who are particularly damaging to society. Repeat offenders have shown that even after being given repeated negative reenforcement, they will still carry out activities damaging to society.

I'm not sure life in prison is the answer, but it does make sense that repeated aggressions would be met with stronger negative feedback.

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Re:The $8M Heist from the Carnegie Library by lioeters on Sunday August 23, 2020 @09:20AM (#24251715)
This seems to be a case of "The beatings will continue until morale improves."

Perhaps the crux of the issue is in the "repeated negative reenforcement" and its failure to rehabilitate a person with anti-social behavior.

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