Re:A living death: Sentenced to die behind bars for what?
by thaumasiotes on Saturday November 16, 2013 @01:33AM
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"If the cost of keeping him out of [society] exceeds the cost he inflicts by his presence, I'd say we should keep him incarcerated and spend less"
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Re:A living death: Sentenced to die behind bars for what?
by kayoone on Saturday November 16, 2013 @01:40AM
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You know what it costs to imprison a human being for 40-50 years?
I doubt it outweighs a couple of stolen wallets...
Re:A living death: Sentenced to die behind bars for what?
by thaumasiotes on Saturday November 16, 2013 @01:52AM
(#6743983)
Party of the first part: If condition C holds, response R is called for.
Party of the second part (indignant): But condition C holds!
What's your point?
Re:A living death: Sentenced to die behind bars for what?
by nitrogen on Saturday November 16, 2013 @04:52AM
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50 years of imprisonment at a guesstimated cost of $30000/year: $1.5mil. Cost of two wallets: $100.
Re:A living death: Sentenced to die behind bars for what?
by rlanday on Saturday November 16, 2013 @11:47AM
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What about the huge time cost of replacing everything that was in the wallet, if replaceable, and the intangible emotional feelings of insecurity that result from letting wallet-stealers run free stealing wallets? Probably doesn’t exceed $1.5 million, but to say the cost of a wallet theft is only $50 shows absolutely no sympathy for a victim, and is not that far removed from saying, “well, the guy who stole it probably needed the money more than you do.”