• Guntrigger@sopuli.xyz
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    3 months ago

    I agree, it seems like a small amount on the face of it.

    But at the same time, I’m more inclined to trust the judgement of the prison system (at least in The Netherlands) as to whether he is ready to return to society.

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      3 months ago

      It’s not the prison system of the Netherlands that you should be considering, It’s the legitimacy of the politicians that decided to release him. Clearly it was a political move do you believe that somebody else in his position would have been released so early?

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        3 months ago

        It is possible and encouraged to try and have empathy for even the worst of people.

        Am I an islamic terrorist because I think the CIA shouldn’t torture the 9/11 planners for two decades?

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          3 months ago

          Torture isn’t imprisonment though. One of them is an established method of punishment for actual criminals and the other one is just pointless.

          Also the US has the death penalty so you know I suppose it’s proportionate by their standards.

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        3 months ago

        Nice slogan, but back in reality, there’s a phenomenon documented in psychology literature called Projection. It’s usually those who rabidly accuse others and calling for harsh punishments that are guilty of those same behaviours they are condemning.