A simple thought experiment for anyone who retardedly believes the primary purpose of prison is rehabilitation and not retribution:
Imagine the person you love most in the world is brutally tortured and murdered for no reason.
Now imagine that the perpetrator of this horrific crime has been arrested and sent to the most advanced prison in history. This prison can completely rehabilitate anyone, absolutely anyone, in just a single day. 24 hours is all it takes, and that killer is a new man. The day after your loved ones is brutally tortured and murdered, the killer is released from prison 100% rehabilitated, ready to become a productive member of society, guaranteed never to harm another soul.
You're cool with that, right? You're life has been destroyed, but the person responsible is cured and ready to live his best life going forward. He'll probably be happy as a clam for the rest of his days. Your soul mate suffered unimaginable torment before being snuffed out of existence forever, and you get to live with that pain until you die, but homeboy is gonna get a job, settle down with a family, and pay taxes for the next 40 years. You're on board with that, right?
The only people who are on board with such a monstrous system are the ones who value the system itself over the people who comprise it.
A simple thought experiment for anyone who retardedly believes the primary purpose of prison is rehabilitation and not retribution:
Imagine the person you love most in the world is brutally tortured and murdered for no reason.
Now imagine that the perpetrator of this horrific crime has been arrested and sent to the most advanced prison in history. This prison can completely rehabilitate anyone, absolutely anyone, in just a single day. 24 hours is all it takes, and that killer is a new man. The day after your loved ones is brutally tortured and murdered, the killer is released from prison 100% rehabilitated, ready to become a productive member of society, guaranteed never to harm another soul.
You're cool with that, right? You're life has been destroyed, but the person responsible is cured and ready to live his best life going forward. He'll probably be happy as a clam for the rest of his days. Your soul mate suffered unimaginable torment before being snuffed out of existence forever, and you get to live with that pain until you die, but homeboy is gonna get a job, settle down with a family, and pay taxes for the next 40 years. You're on board with that, right?
The only people who are on board with such a monstrous system are the ones who value the system itself over the people who comprise it.