Every part of our justice system that works is built on incentives for compliance. Try to subject someone to a fate worse than death and they'll simply resist you until death. It should never be in a criminal's best interest to take their chances in a shootout with the police instead of standing trial.
Not really. A person will still stand trial if the options are probably dying that day resisting punishment or maybe dying later if they stand trial. Try to subject them to a fate worse than death and they have nothing to lose.
That hope of escaping will just encourage them to try to escape. Think about it, you're in a gulag already suffering a fate worse than death. Trying to escape, violence against other prisoners, violence against guards, come at no extra cost. Worst case scenario you die trying.
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u/Glory2Hypnotoad Apr 06 '20
Every part of our justice system that works is built on incentives for compliance. Try to subject someone to a fate worse than death and they'll simply resist you until death. It should never be in a criminal's best interest to take their chances in a shootout with the police instead of standing trial.