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I don't think she, or other non-violent criminals, should be in prison. There are much more affordable and constructive ways to handle this. This isn't rehabilitation or justice, only punishment.

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You do the crime, you do the time! It's called punishment because it's a damn crime. A person who made the decision to use shoddy materials to build a building knowing it will collapse, and that building does collapse and killed thousands. So that person should be "rehabilitated"? Give me a break. A little common sense goes a long way.

what does common sense tell us about having incredibly high incarceration and recidivism rates? are we too stupid to do better than throw everyone in a cage?

Making fraudulent claims for your medical device may not be traditionally violent. But it is.

Punishment is an essential element of justice. How can there be justice without punishment for the crimes committed. Or do you propose the dead will have their life rehabilitated somehow?

I was not aware that elizabeth holmes murdered people, how is this relevant?

Be aware then: https://www.google.com/amp/s/fortune.com/2022/01/04/theranos... If that doesn't qualify, then what does?

It says she was found not guilty though? the rest of the article is paygated.

Also, it still doesn't seem to reference any deaths. There are no dead to be rehabilitated.

It is deterrence.

For who? the US has one of the highest recidivism rates in the world

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