Trying to solve the problem of crime with punishment is a lot like trying to treat mental illness with electroshock therapy. In theory it should work, and sometimes it actually does work. But, for the most part, it only makes things worse.
We know this today in regards to electroshock therapy, but how much more suffering must we inflict (and endure) before we realize it is true for crime and punishment as well?
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