Bartleboom

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Iron Maiden The Final Frontier
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Iron Maiden The Final Frontier
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José Padilha Truppa Di Elite
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We are broadening the discussion too much and risking making a mess. I'll respond quickly: (in my opinion) the effectiveness of a judicial system cannot be identified with the severity of penalties, nor, even less, with the intolerability of the prison regime. The point is, all in all, trivial: for every Totò Riina (on whose "non-social reintegration" I could also agree with you), there are tens of thousands of (more or less) petty criminals who MUST be reintegrated, for whom the penalty MUST be aimed at rehabilitation. And this for reasons of logic and opportunity: what sense does it make to let a thief rot in jail for 30 years, destroying him physically and spiritually, denying him any chance of social recovery? The only result that would be achieved is a cell occupied for an extremely long time and one more sociopath on the streets at the end of those 30 years. Not to mention that there has not been a country in the world (except perhaps Stalinist Russia) that can afford to have so many people in prison at the same time. I repeat: punishment as a deterrent does not work, or in any case, it only works up to a certain threshold. For example: workplace injuries/undeclared work or driving under the influence. The increase in penalties has certainly reduced the cases, but it has not eliminated them. This is because there is a threshold beyond which the anticipation of punishment ceases to act as a deterrent. The same goes for harsh prison terms. As you yourself have noted, in America (and as far as I know, it’s even worse in China...) financial crimes are subject to particularly severe penalties. Additionally, in both cases, there is a particularly harsh prison system in place. Well, it doesn't seem to me that these two factors have led to the elimination of the aforementioned crimes, right?!? In any case, that wasn't what I wanted to talk about, but rather about "the effectiveness of justice." So I am eagerly awaiting Enbar's comment.
José Padilha Truppa Di Elite
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Public healthcare has nothing to do with the "effectiveness of justice," so the example is irrelevant. As for the severity of penalties, I reiterate that we need to see what Enbar means by "effectiveness." In other words: can justice be considered effective when it imposes very severe penalties?!? In my opinion, no, but – I repeat – first I want to understand how Enbar views it. However, I note the following: 1) A few decades ago, in the United States, it was thought that increasing penalties could prevent rapes. Essentially, if you raped someone, you risked receiving the same penalty as for murder. Result: rapists started killing. In short: statistically, increasing penalties does not represent a particularly effective deterrent. 2) The penalty should aim towards the rehabilitation of the convicted individual. Therefore, it should not merely be a reaction of the legal system to the unlawful act; it should not be just punishment, but must also have a purpose of repentance. The ultimate goal must always and in any case be the reintegration of the offender into society and not their punitive isolation. Even in this case, experience teaches that the severity of penalties is not useful for preventing or reducing crimes. So, I repeat, the effectiveness of justice is certainly not synonymous with the severity of penalties.
José Padilha Truppa Di Elite
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Dear, I haven't followed the discussion and I don't think I have the background to participate in it (plus I haven't seen the movie and I haven't read the review, sorry!). I would just like Enbar to elaborate on his comment where he first says that "In the States (...) justice works quite effectively" and then says that "here justice doesn’t work at all". In particular, I would like to understand what he means by "effectiveness" of justice. That's it!:)
José Padilha Truppa Di Elite
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"even though the justice system works fairly effectively." Enbar, exactly what do you mean by "effective" in relation to the American justice?
Iron Maiden The Final Frontier
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Iron Maiden Killers
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I just came out of the bathroom: I thought I was going to lose it, but it was just air. What a shame.
Michail Afanas'evic Bulgakov Il Maestro e Margherita
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I remember reading it (many, many, many years ago - also in a rather convenient Mondadori edition, I believe one of those with the semi-rigid yellow cover), at the peak of my most intimately satanist period and only for the presence of the Evil One. Aside from this Bulgakov, I have only read the two long stories The Fatal Eggs and Heart of a Dog: both highly recommended! P.S.: glad to be reading you again! :)
Iron Maiden The Final Frontier
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