Study: All non-violent criminals jailed on minor drug offence should be released

Re:Study: All non-violent criminals jailed on minor drug off... by bdamm on Monday January 11, 2021 @12:47PM (#25732688)

The thing is... who else would decide? Isn't it the function of the state to make decisions based on information that is not available to the general public?

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Re:Study: All non-violent criminals jailed on minor drug off... by Chris2048 on Monday January 11, 2021 @01:06PM (#25733035)

No-one. No-one would decide. It's not a decision that needs to be made.

Any history of sexual abuse -> be put on a register that prohibits ever working with children again.

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Re:Study: All non-violent criminals jailed on minor drug off... by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Monday January 11, 2021 @01:10PM (#25733111)

We currently have a registry for that sort of thing, and public urination can get you put on it.

So your answer appears to be that the state decides, since they decide what constitutes sexual abuse.

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Re:Study: All non-violent criminals jailed on minor drug off... by Chris2048 on Monday January 11, 2021 @05:17PM (#25738230)

I said you should be put on a registry for sexual abuse, the registry the US has is for "that sort of thing", which apparently includes things I wouldn't consider to be sexual abuse. Just because I promote the idea of a sex offenders registry doesn't mean I automatically agree with any possible implementation.

> the state decides, since they decide what constitutes sexual abuse.

True. But its a decision that can be made pretty formulaically from a persons known actions/behaviour, as opposed to predicting their future actions/behaviour.

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