blorbo [he/him]@lemmy.sdf.org to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours agoMan who attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband gets life in prisonwww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up1341arrow-down11
arrow-up1340arrow-down1external-linkMan who attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband gets life in prisonwww.npr.orgblorbo [he/him]@lemmy.sdf.org to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours agomessage-square46fedilink
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·edit-27 hours agoYour point would be valid if it was about possessing drugs or some other non-violent crime instead of attempted murder.
minus-squarekandoh@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 hours agoHe planned on torturing them first. I think it’s the whole planning and then following through on it aspect that got him life.
minus-squarepinkystew@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down4·edit-27 hours agostop saying “prison should exist because of this one case” there will always be extreme cases that need to be handled differently from the default setting. but the default setting should not be prison, it should be rehabilitation.
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 hours agoYes, that is what the default should be. This is not a default case and he should be incarcerated even if the system was perfect.
minus-squarepinkystew@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down3·7 hours agoDefault setting should be prison? For marijuana possession? https://www.mpp.org/policy/federal/how-many-federal-marijuana-prisoners-are-there/#:~:text=For instance%2C a report by,and 10%2C000 in federal facilities). For fucking getting an abortion??? Prison should not be the default setting for anything my dude.
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-27 hours ago Default setting should be prison? For marijuana possession? Are you intentionally misreading my posts? I was agreeing with you that rehabilitation should be the default, and pointing out attempted murder is not the default.
Your point would be valid if it was about possessing drugs or some other non-violent crime instead of attempted murder.
He planned on torturing them first. I think it’s the whole planning and then following through on it aspect that got him life.
stop saying “prison should exist because of this one case”
there will always be extreme cases that need to be handled differently from the default setting. but the default setting should not be prison, it should be rehabilitation.
Yes, that is what the default should be.
This is not a default case and he should be incarcerated even if the system was perfect.
Default setting should be prison? For marijuana possession?
https://www.mpp.org/policy/federal/how-many-federal-marijuana-prisoners-are-there/#:~:text=For instance%2C a report by,and 10%2C000 in federal facilities).
For fucking getting an abortion???
Prison should not be the default setting for anything my dude.
Are you intentionally misreading my posts?
I was agreeing with you that rehabilitation should be the default, and pointing out attempted murder is not the default.