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OftenBen  ·  3541 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Too Many People in Jail? Abolish Bail.

    there are arguments to be made for isolation as a form of punishment.

I completely understand that bit. I definitely think that we need some form of confinement for those animals that happen to have human shape. But we have all kinds of punishments to use, and the only good argument I can see for putting someone in a cage is if they pose direct physical harm to others.





coffeesp00ns  ·  3541 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    the only good argument I can see

Me too. However we have to remember that there are other people who don't feel that way, and that their arguments are not necessarily less valid than ours.

That doesn't mean we shouldn't challenge those ideas and arguments, but we also need to be willing to be proven wrong too.

OftenBen  ·  3541 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    However we have to remember that there are other people who don't feel that way, and that their arguments are not necessarily less valid than ours.

    not necessarily less valid than ours.

I hope to someday achieve the zen-like tolerance you exemplify.

coffeesp00ns  ·  3541 days ago  ·  link  ·  
OftenBen  ·  3541 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Da-..... ng. Didn't know that was a thing. Sounds like a better religion than any I can think of except maybe Jainism.