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Originally Posted by Schrodinger's Cat
Well, it's not working too well. Doesn't the US have one of the highest - if not THE highest - homicide rates of any Western country?
Frankly, I don't think murderers sit around doing cost/benefit analyses before they commit their deeds. ("Let's see. That guy has a $1000 in his pocket. I can walk over and shoot him and be $1000 richer. Of course, if I'm caught, I'll get the death penalty, but then again I COULD claim I'd just eaten a twinkie and get out after two years. Hmmm.... Yes or no?").
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That's why I qualified my statement with the idea of getting a better system set up.
Studies have shown a 10 lower IQ mean in prisoners compared to people on the outside. And considering the behavior of the people on the outside...