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I hear France is actually really bad for going to prison ... which is interesting since they're thought of as being a pretty merciful culture. Then again they still had the guillotine as recently as the 70s.
Nothing that bad in France compare to USA (i'm only talking about first world countries)
Maybe because that post was in response to a post comparing the USA to every other country, not just Western countries. I do, however, agree that Scandinavian countries are a model for the world in many aspects of their society, including the prison system and prisoner treatment. Prisoner treatment is a good indication of how civilized and egalitarian a society is. But I sometimes wonder if that model could truly be a success in other countries, as everything from the mentality of the people to the scale of the society differs so drastically. Scandinavians should be glad their culture is what it is because it fosters such a low level of corruption in all levels of society and a high degree of egalitarianism.
Not a lot of diversity in many Scandinavian countries. Having a relatively homogenous somewhat socialist population can take care of a few ills.
An unairconditioned jail somewhere in Kuwait (or a similarly hot country) would have to be pretty awful. One of the episode s of Locked Up Abroad had someone who went to prison in Kuwait and he even said the heat was the worst part of being in prison in Kuwait.
Not a bad idea,if it can prevent some people from committing crimes the next time,they'll have nightmares thinking about the scortching heat,a good way to adress the crime issue.
It is also an environmentally-friendly Prison ? lol !! Using heat to fight crime.
Not a lot of diversity in many Scandinavian countries. Having a relatively homogenous somewhat socialist population can take care of a few ills.
That's true. But I think greater economic equality is a bigger factor.
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Originally Posted by scobby
Not a bad idea,if it can prevent some people from committing crimes the next time,they'll have nightmares thinking about the scortching heat,a good way to adress the crime issue.
It is also an environmentally-friendly Prison ? lol !! Using heat to fight crime.
Why not just execute everyone who commits a crime? That'll reduce crime.
As for me, I'd rather live in a country that treats people humanely.
Few countries do exactly that,the US,Saudia Arabia,China have death penalty sentences and it does reduce crime.
Then why aren't they the safest places on Earth then?
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