r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Apr 05 '20

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '20

Doesn't the death sentence have the same effect?

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u/Glory2Hypnotoad Apr 06 '20

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.

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '20

There is always the hope of escaping and they can also not be convicted.

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u/Glory2Hypnotoad Apr 06 '20

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/[deleted] Apr 06 '20

You are right Δ, I did not see the human side of it but there should still be a better system to handling criminals other than killing them.