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Comment by zero-sharp | Hacker News Reader

This comment is outrageous.

People like to be soft on crime, until crime happens to them.

Its the complete inability to empathize for fellow citizens that actually do the right thing, and contribute to society; instead relating with the criminal mind.

Its a very weird stockholm's syndrome offshoot.

There's a world of difference between mercy and recklessness. Justice must work for society to function. No one is getting beheaded here for stealing an apple.

in the US there is always racial aspect to this. if this was a person of color and crime was selling some shit drugs on the streets, the same commenter would be like “life in prison without parole.” but for cute white blondie it is “eh put her on house arrest, she is no danger to society” :)

Is there? Here the sentiment seems to be arguing fiercely to reinforce the incarceration of a blonde white because she defrauded. Even if the victims she defrauded were despicable elites. She's not getting a pass, at all. No robin hood here.

Then we have the drive to decriminalize drugs, driven by all citizen groups, but which mostly affects minorities only.

Aren't things moving in the right direction, at least?

I would want to believe that but I don’t think the realities “on the ground” match up.

her not getting a pass is an exception, we have other examples besides this outlier?

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