Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 11 months ago3 killed in shootings and an explosion as deadly violence continues in Swedenapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square88fedilinkarrow-up1119arrow-down11cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.mlworld@lemmy.worldworld@lemmy.world
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minus-squarefr0g@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·11 months agoWell that kinda depends on whether longer sentences are more or less likely to make someone recommit crimes. If it’s the former you might just end up with more people committing crimes.
minus-squarePenguinJuice@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·11 months agoIf they are long enough, they won’t be around to do it again
minus-squarewldmr@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-211 months agoCan you provide an example of a country where harsher prison sentences made the country more peaceful?
Well that kinda depends on whether longer sentences are more or less likely to make someone recommit crimes. If it’s the former you might just end up with more people committing crimes.
If they are long enough, they won’t be around to do it again
Can you provide an example of a country where harsher prison sentences made the country more peaceful?