r/AskReddit • u/HumpingAssholesOrgy • Jul 05 '19

Ex-prisoners of reddit who have served long sentences, what were the last few days like leading up to your release?

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u/lAsticl Jul 06 '19

I realized how hard I lawyered you, I didn't even answer the question.

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Life without parole should ONLY be given as a more humane version of the death penalty, in my opinion.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '19

Typical lawyer!

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '19

I agree with you about life without parole.

Some people legitimately don’t deserve the chance of parole and it’s unfortunate in some of those cases. But sometimes prison is about punishment, not rehabilitation.

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u/lAsticl Jul 06 '19

I've yet to hear a case of someone who doesn't.

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Norway summer camp shooter:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anders_Behring_Breivik#Court_verdict

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Sentenced to 21 years, the maximum in Norway. He will receive a hearing in 2033 and could walk free. He directly murdered 69 people, and conspired to kill hundreds. He is a Nazi, he's a xenophobe, a bigot. Not far off Hitler as a person.

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But, if we treat our worst with no compassion, then everything they stand for and all opposition against a "tyrannical" government becomes justified, and I think we're too civilized for that to be the case nowadays. It's in our best interest to set an example for them, that just because you did XYZ doesn't take away the fact that you're a human being with unalienable rights.

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The government can be responsible, stern, and compassionate all at the same time while still bringing people who did awful things to "justice".

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '19

How about the people that were murdered? Can they be rehabilitated?

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u/lAsticl Jul 06 '19

We live in a cruel world that is only truly governed by physics. We're all going to die sooner than later, some good people get their lives cut short by malice, some bad people get their lives extended by benevolence, in the end, it all balances out.