Why do some people think punishment doesn't deter crime?

bicballpoint

The liberal elite believe that criminals are victims, and so are not responsible for their own actions, and are therefore sick. You do not punish the sick.

The rest of us believe that habitual criminals should be punished harshly and in the case of cold blooded murder executed.

You do not stab someone several times, or repeatedly beat or kick them around the head without intending to injure or kill them.

Secondly why pay hundreds of thousands of pounds to keep killers in cages? It doesn't make any sense.

Not every murderer will be deterred by the death penalty, or thug by threat of corporal punishment BUT MANY WILL!

And that is why we must end the stupidity of extending the protection of the law to those engaged in criminal offences.

Those who say such actions are uncivilised or barbaric should have their faces rubbed in the mouldering corpses of the murdered victims of crime.

Ex Air Force/Navy

The punishment does deter. I was caught drunk driving and I will never do that again.

labellastanza

I think non punishment encourages crime. If people think they got away with something criminal, they know they can get away with it again. This is the reason for repeat offenders; there is not punishment for their crime, so they are not deterred in any way. They think of their actions in a proud and rash way, law enforcement permitting. And, unfortunately it does permit.

practicalwizard

Perhaps our justice system is inconsistent and it's the same kind of reaction you'd get by being inconsistent about discipline with your children.

andy w

If the punishment is not appropriate or harsh enough then obviously it will not deter crime.
All you have to look at is the re-offending rates of those who are only getting a "slap on the wrist" in the Uk.

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friendship_fries

Because, some people just don't learn. it's different for everyone.

like when a child puts his hand on the stove and he learns ''HOT'', normally this would teach the child not to touch the stove anymore, just as punishment should teach a criminal not to do a crime again.

however sometimes criminals may think that they don't need law and order and take punishment as a way of saying ''Ok this is what I did wrong, now what can I do to not get caught''

pyropossumkitty

Punishment just makes us smarter criminals

Amy

Its a vicious circle. Punishment does deter crime, but the system has gotten so big, that it can no longer properly punish people and therefore, more people commit more crimes which causes the system to grow and overload. There isn't enough money to hire enough people and build enough jails to do things the way it needs to be done. I have been a PO for 15 yrs and right now I have a caseload of approx 350 people. Thats way too many people to be able to handle. People know this and as a result, they commit more crimes.

Bear

Depends what the punishments are.

If you look at the majority of people in prison, many are re-offenders who have been in before, and likewise many will go on to re-offend. Certainly prison isn't the deterent it should be, largely down to the fact that its a holiday camp in disguise!!

I personally think we need fitting punishments that put people off re-offending for life.

caldude1010101

Because far too often, punishment for a crime is nothing more than a slap on the wrist, which won't deter a criminal from trying again.

Personally, I think our society has failed in the regard of using public embarassment and/or humiliation as a deterrant to more crime. Especially for 1st time offenders.

Crazy Dave

Because they are not very smart!

Protagonist

Punishment doesn't deter ALL crime, and it never will. Punishment is a simple solution to a complex problem and most people don't understand that.

It deters crime to an extent, but people expect it to deter all crime. When it doesn't then they want to either enact a more harsh punishment or to remove the old one completely since it "doesn't work".

Crime is not a simple problem with one or two solutions. It is like the war on drugs or the war on terrorism. There is no end, just a constant struggle.

saved_by_grace

Because in most cases it doesn't. The ones doing the crime do so without thinking they could possibly get caught. When they are caught the punishment is not severe enough to deter them from doing it again.
It is a vicious cycle for a majority of offenders.

Atticus Finch

They are of the same persuasion as those who held a candlelight vigil for the murderer who killed the Oakland California police officers and the same ones who hold rallies on behalf of convicted murderers awaiting execution.

I Might Be Showing Her My O Face

Leftists believe in punishment, they just think it should be in the form of a "time out" where the armed robber, murderer, etc. is sent to the corner to think about what he has done.

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