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  • Guntrigger@sopuli.xyztoPolitical Memes@lemmy.worldWhy?
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    1 day ago

    I mean that’s the problem. I’m saying he should already be deep in jail. I’m not saying that because the justice system is failing/corrupt that everyone should just let it slide.

    You’ve gone down the “if we can go back in time, do we kill baby Hitler” route, which I wasn’t really exploring.



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    The simple philosophical answer for me is: if you murder someone because of a past deed, or threats of a future deed, you’re denying human capacity to change. I personally feel, given the right circumstances, everyone has capacity to change, learn, grow, evolve. Pretty much every bad deed can be put down to humans being opportunistic, selfish, manipulative or backed into a corner. I imagine things would be very different if their needs were met and they were well educated. Most countries (at least in Europe) at least attempt to use the prison system for rehabilitation rather than expensive punitive measures and/or slavery.

    Political answer: Trump should be in jail for many, many crimes, not dead.









  • The UK taxed sugar (to try and curb soft drink consumption, thanks Jamie Oliver) and it just resulted in the non-diet/zero versions of everything containing both sugar AND sweetners. They managed to stay the same price and now all taste like shite, but I guess it’s cheaper for the poor corporations who had to comply (by changing their drinks entirely rather than paying the tax).