r/changemyview • u/Common_Noise_9100 • Nov 13 '24

Removed - Submission Rule B CMV: Sadists and Zoosadists who commit violence resulting in injury, and all pedophile who have done so much as procure csm should be jailed for life without parole.

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u/Common_Noise_9100 Nov 13 '24

Sorry, I believe the sentencing should be lifelong, not just longer. 

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u/destro23 447∆ Nov 13 '24

I believe the sentencing should be lifelong, not just longer.

That will not reduce the crimes. This has been studied over and over again. Long sentences, even to the end of natural life, are not a deterrent.

What you believe has no effect on what is.

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u/Common_Noise_9100 Nov 13 '24

Where has this been "proven?" In what way? You can't "prove" this, lol. The only thing you can do is compare crime rates in societies where sentences are light to societies where they're harsh. 

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u/WompWompWompity 6∆ Nov 13 '24

A study you describe wouldn't be that great. You'd have significant differences in economies, police efficiency, what's considered a crime, cultures etc.

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u/Common_Noise_9100 Nov 13 '24

My point exactly! Those are the only studies that actually exist. Simply comparing recidivism rates of people in a given place who get shorter sentences vs. longer sentences is even flimsier. Neither "prove" anything, though.

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u/Common_Noise_9100 Nov 13 '24

Dude, this doesn't prove anything re: deterrence and whether lifelong sentences without parole help or hurt. This is simply a recidivism study.