Comments by "Immudzen" (@Immudzen) on "Shoplifting getting so bad even the New York Times can't provide cover for it" video.

I don't think that sending people to our current jail system is the answer. It doesn't work and it turns people into more hardened criminals. What we need is something more like the jails in Finland, Norway etc. where there is a lot more focus on fixing the problems instead of punishment. Punishment makes us feel good but if it does not make the situation better then it doesn't help. They need to do serious community service to help people. They absolutely can't just be allowed to go free because that is only encourage the behavior. I just hate the criminal justice system in the USA. We have a repeat offense rate around 90% while other first world countries have a repeat offense rate of less than 5% normally. Clearly we are doing something wrong and need to fix it.
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