I agree that putting people in prison often puts them on a worse path in life. But I think that is true for all crimes. What I disagree with is you trivialising this particular crime saying it’s unlikely to kill someone. That is not true. If you hit a wire at 30kph it’s very likely to kill you.
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NaevaTheRat@vegantheoryclub.org 3 days agoThat is a preposterous comparison. There is actually a difference between obtaining a lethal weapon, pointing it at someone you can directly see and using it on them and booby trapping something in an unlikely to be lethal way. The psychology is completely different.
I’m not talking out my arse. I’m trans, I’ve been hunted, released, and hunted again over and over one night then left bleeding and concussed in a gutter to die. I know what violence is, I know what it feels like to be a victim. Putting young people in gaol because you’re scared and out for blood is a stupid thing to want unless your goal is turning a damaged kid into an unrepentant monster who’s going to spend their life lashing out.
DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 3 days ago
NaevaTheRat@vegantheoryclub.org 3 days ago
4 people hit it? 0 died. So just guessing but less than 25% chance to kill you. That’s not very likely.
DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Small sample size. Hard to draw conclusions. Let’s end our disagreement here. All the best
NaevaTheRat@vegantheoryclub.org 3 days ago
Not often I come away from a discussion on sentencing glad the cops are the ones making the prosecution.
MothmanDelorian@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I don’t think you understand the danger of what they did if you think this is a false comparison. Please take a minute to look into what an impact you would experience if that cyclist hit the ground head first. People die all the time in fights because their head smacked into the ground.