He looks like a movie villain announcing the next Hunger Games.
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Look, I've met my fair share of psychotic 12 year olds, including ones that were already killing and skinning squirrels and cats, but LIFE SENTENCE? Any 12 year old committing a crime that is worthy of a life sentence requires serious psychological help, not being thrown in prison...
In civilized countries, a "life" sentence is actually just contingent on rehabilitation.
A life sentence here you become eligible for parole in 10-25 years depending on the crime. It does not mean you will be granted it though, and you can remain in prison your whole life. You also remain on parole your entire life if granted.
There's no life without parole here.
They should probably rename it, then.
Mostly a fear tactic, would be surprising to see the state house and feed an inmate for 60+ years of life expectancy.
Fear tactics don't work. Else we would have no criminals serving life sentences
The US does. Even if not fixed life it’ll happily pay for egregiously long sentences that surpass the threat of the crime, stack and “enhance” charges to create longer sentences, and uses probation & parole like a revolving door to find new ways to send people back for violations often over personal vice rather than violence in their community. The part of the population that screams loudest against funding food/healthcare/living programs for their non-criminal neighbors are also the ones who love this system, but they won’t fund any part of it that would teach skills or provide education. They lost their shit when Biden allowed inmates to get Pell grants and colleges sought to offer degrees to inmates. Can’t have your constitutionally allowed slave force enlighten their way out of the cycle.
El Salvador sounds like a lovely country!
Oof, this is the shithole maga wants to model itself on? Slavery.
Just imprison everyone already. Surely that will fix every possible problem.
Jesus fucking christ
same.here in Australia, apparently we can have criminal masterminds who are 12 but cant touch pee pee, or have a beer.
Once you take away the rights of one group, its much easier to take away another ones. The rapist or killer not getting beaten in a prison ensures you dont get beaten in prison after petty crime. At the very least a system like in norway is required that promotes reeducation rather than punishment. Of course this isnt a comment about el salvador because they are waaay past this but more of a warning to nations with some remaining human rights(mainly europe at this point...)
Why not the death penalty?! /s
If that Idi Amin right now does more, country should be renamed El Matador.
Idk. I kind of feel like there are crimes 12 year olds can do to warrant a lifetime in prison.
Mass murders. Even raping and killing other kids.
It's rare but it happens.
Lifetime imprisonment implies no path for rehabilitation. A 12 year old hasn't matured mentally and imposing this sentence feels like you consider the situation hopeless. For a 12 year old to not change feels impossible to me. A 12 year old doesn't remember half of its life for fucks sake
Well. You may want to look into psychopathy. And how often kids or adults can be treated for it.
The answer is , not at all.
There are some people who, through a complex interactions of genes and environmental influence, or through damage to the prefrontal cortex, , are incapable of empathy, sympathy, or any morality.
There are limits on rehabilitation.
Can such people be identified as children ?
Maybe. Surely with some level of error. But the harm such people can and often do comitt over a lifetime is very great. Do they deserve a chance to reoffend repeatedly?
There are humans that cannot be taught to be different. They can't be treated. They don't improve with therapy.
.maybe think about donald trump who is a classic case of psychopathy.
He is literally incapable of changing.
He's not a unique case.
There is a famous professor from. Stanford who has discussed this topic a bit in lectures and in interviews. Robert Sapolsky
Here is one such interview.
https://novayagazeta.eu/amp/articles/2023/11/08/broken-machines-en

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