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eamus_catuli t1_j85d5qg wrote

Reply to comment by W4ffle3 in Family of Oakland baker seeks 'restorative justice' for her death following robbery by IAmNotARobot124

>Last time I checked, rich teens poor people are not being arrested at the same rate as poor teens rich people for burglary and robbery white collar crime.

>Therefore, these environmental factors outside of a teen's rich person's control definitely influence whether or not a crime occurs.

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>Last time I checked, rich teens women are not being arrested at the same rate as poor teens men for burglary and robbery sexual assault.

>Therefore, these environmental factors outside of a teen's man's control definitely influence whether or not a crime occurs.

Does your proof hold when the criminal is somebody who is a member of a group that you may not sympathize with?

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W4ffle3 t1_j85e02e wrote

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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