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Originally Posted by Canada 02
Well there you have it. I cite an example for yay, you have one for nay - perhaps its not such an 'easy concept'. In regard to your particular example, ultra-liberal Michael Moore seems to think its not the US prison system that differentiates them from us, but rather the pervasive use of guns
I did answer your question - I gave you hard facts and stats on sex ofenders in our cushy prison system who are highly predisposed to re-offending - shows quite clearly that treating these animals like humans does not rehabilitate them. I also cited an example in the world where criminals are treated poorly and the crime rate in that country is very low. ie. sometimes treating them well has no positive effect on the criminals whereas treat them poorly and the crime rate is low. Is this an absolute? NO, but I would never suggest that this is an 'easy concept'
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I don't care what Michael Moore has to say.
You didn't answer my question. It's a simple one. Which guy would have a better chance at being a normal person? The guy in solitary cofinement in a dark cage for 5 years, or the other guy?
Did you even read the hard facts and statistics that you provided?
5.9 per cent of all sexual offenders and 8.5 per cent of repeat offenders committed a new violent offence.
5.9 per cent? Is that a high number? Does that mean that they are "highly pre-disposed to re-offend"? Isn't that a 94% success rate? That doesn't seem all that bad. Do you think torturing and beating the prisoners and sticking them in filthy cages would result in 0% recidivism? I don't.
Like I said, I don't know anything about how they do things in Singapore. I know they treat criminals extremely harshly in Saudi Arabia though. Do you think we should try to emulate the things they do in Saudi Arabia? Would that make Canada a better place to live?