You’re a prison abolitionist. You’re in a high stakes discussion where you have to answer seriously and be convincing.

Someone asks you : “yeah, but what are we to do with people breaking the law, then? What will you replace prisons with ?”

What will you answer?

Edit : Thanks a lot for your answer, they were very interesting and reflecting different ways to frame a world without prisons.

Except from one or two edgelord hot takes, of course.

  • iii@mander.xyzEnglish
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    10 days ago

    You’re just using a completely different scenario to move the goalposts.

    How so? If you abolish prisons, they’re abolished for every scenario

    • Tenniswaffles@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      10 days ago

      From the original comment:

      I’m fine saying that people like Dutroux, Breivick or Abdeslam shall not be out before a very long-time. However, they’re not the average criminal.

      Obviously they aren’t for complete prison abolishment.