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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
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?
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You want a yes or no answer for a hypothetical, yet complex issue. You and I have both cited examples were harsh punishment may or may not be detrimental. The contention remains that Canada has a pretty cushy prison system
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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
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?
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Talk about being selective in your examples. How about this one:
68.8 per cent of all sexual offenders and 48.8 per cent of repeat offenders did not return to jail.
That means 31.2% and 51.2 % respectively are re-offenders - once a criminal always a criminal
And yes, 5.9% is a high number. There are 35000 prisoners in Canada - thats 1 in 1000. Even if they were all sexual offenders, 0.1% is a lot different than 5.9%. Of course they are not all sexual offenders, so the percentage is a hell of a lot lower