Comment on The man who drove his car into 100 people should be able to drive again, Judge rules.
Azzu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
I mean to be fair, that’s how prison is supposed to work. Rehabilitate the person so after, they’re fit to become a normal member of society again.
Of course, that’s only the theory of a few enlightened people…
That is exactly how it should work and not nearly enough people recognize that. It’s part of the social contract: You break the rules, you get punished. After the punishment, you are a full member of society again.
Otherwise you just get punished again and that should not be the case.
Bonifratz@piefed.zip 2 days ago
I agree this is how prison should work. However, in my opinion this is not how driver’s licenses should work. I think it should be possible to forfeit any chance of ever driving again.
binarytobis@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Roughly agree.
Loosely related, I’ve been thinking recently that we really need to make it harder to get and keep a license. I’ve noticed a lot of absolutely terrible drivers don’t even realize they are driving badly. If they had to, say, pass a driving test every 3-5 years then someone would tell them exactly what they are doing wrong, and keep them from the streets until they fix it.
Azzu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
I wouldn’t quite agree. Sure, a car can be used as a weapon, but that’s not its primary function. I’m not aware of the exact case, but if prison rehabilitated him in a way that he no longer uses a car as a weapon, I really see no reason why he shouldn’t get a driving license. Unfortunate as it may be, not being able to have a car is a severe disadvantage in a lot of areas.
I would agree with you if it was about a gun license. Having a gun is only useful as a weapon.
MBech@feddit.dk 1 day ago
I don’t know about England, but at least here in Denmark, many people who have served a sentence will get into a trade. Without a drivers license those jobs can be practically impossible to keep.
Bonifratz@piefed.zip 1 day ago
It seems only logical to me that if we have tests for people to earn the right to drive a car, then there should also be a possibility of forfeiting that right again.
I sort of get the gun argument but it’s not airtight in my opinion. Guns too can be used in harmless ways (shooting as a sport) so by the same logic full rehabilitation would include getting a gun license back.
And sure not having a car can be a big disadvantage, but so is having a criminal record, and we don’t stop jailing people because of that. Rehabilitation doesn’t mean that all consequences of your crime are undone.
Azzu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
At least in my country, no one can know about your criminal record, so it’s not a disadvantage. And it shouldn’t be.