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blazey · 31-07-2010, 20:26

I got a book from Accy Library once that had statistics that proved that capital punishment didn't affect crime rate statistics in this country.

To be honest I think it all comes down to the way the system is viewed, particularly with respect to the police. When I was in China I barely saw any police but there was no street crime to be seen and everything was very orderly. The threat of what was NOT seen was more terrifying to people. The prisons are in secluded places and people are so keen on upholding certain standards that society self-disciplines itself and everyone in it. The system is harsh when it needs to be, but for the most part the people are controlling the way the system works at the bottom end. That was my observation of the system anyway. Obviously there is a lot of unseen corruption but generally that is the case anywhere anyway.

31-07-2010, 20:26	#37
blazey God Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Denton/Oswaldtwistle Posts: 3,638 Blog Entries: 15 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 993	Re: Views on capital punishment I got a book from Accy Library once that had statistics that proved that capital punishment didn't affect crime rate statistics in this country. To be honest I think it all comes down to the way the system is viewed, particularly with respect to the police. When I was in China I barely saw any police but there was no street crime to be seen and everything was very orderly. The threat of what was NOT seen was more terrifying to people. The prisons are in secluded places and people are so keen on upholding certain standards that society self-disciplines itself and everyone in it. The system is harsh when it needs to be, but for the most part the people are controlling the way the system works at the bottom end. That was my observation of the system anyway. Obviously there is a lot of unseen corruption but generally that is the case anywhere anyway.