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[–] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

So then it’s just about punishment.

Well, no. It's mainly about keeping the public safe from his continuing predations.

Amazing you left that out, when not being free to roam and hurt others is the primary issue survivors care about, and they ALL sleep better when their attacker is behind bars. How is that benefit to society even missing?

I don't give two shits what happens to him personally, but from the moment of remand forward, the number of women he will be able to rape drops immediately from unlimited to pretty much zero.

[–] NotAnOtter@lemmus.org 1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah that's a fair point. No point in being a dick about it though.

I don’t give two shits what happens to him personally

So, if there was a magic wand that made every rape convict magically incapable of sexual violence, you would be ok with them being set free with no time served?

[–] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 0 points 18 hours ago

That's a nonsensical equivalence. Saying I don't care about what happens to Brand personally != not caring about his personal effect on other individuals or society. That I do, and specifically how, I have already made clear.