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W4ffle3 t1_j85e02e wrote

Reply to comment by eamus_catuli in Family of Oakland baker seeks 'restorative justice' for her death following robbery by IAmNotARobot124

As a man, I sympathize with men 🥺

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eamus_catuli t1_j85j9iy wrote

OK, but do others who would ascribe to restorative justice? And what are the implications of that?

In other words, economic condition is only one of many factors that lead people to commit crime. Do we eschew jailing people generally for crimes related to these factors? Or only ones that we happen to sympathize with?

Should we eschew jailing somebody who scams little old grandmas out of their life savings because their parents never taught them empathy or impulse control? Should we, as a society be doing a better job teaching young people about empathy for others, selflessness, and controlling impulses, and therefore, nobody should be jailed for scamming grandmas until we figure out as a society how to do so?

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