Does the U.S. criminal justice system do more harm than good?

[LBJer]

I voted yes. 

[LBJer]

would we be better off without it?  No, of course not and only a complete and total moron, blinded by some amazingly stupid biases could possibly think we wouldn't be.  Seriously, think about it for 2 funking seconds.


of course "yes" is winning, you people are idiots.

This is a very poor argument.  We clearly need SOME type of criminal justice system.  All countries have one.  That's not the question.  The question is whether the one we have does more harm than good.  And the answer to that isn't nearly as clear as your post acts like it is. 

[LBJer]

would we be better off without it?  No, of course not and only a complete and total moron, blinded by some amazingly stupid biases could possibly think we wouldn't be.  Seriously, think about it for 2 funking seconds.


of course "yes" is winning, you people are idiots.

This is a very poor argument.  We clearly need SOME type of criminal justice system.  All countries have one.  That's not the question.  The question is whether the one we have does more harm than good.  And the answer to that isn't nearly as clear as your post acts like it is. 

if we didn't have it, society would be worse.  Thus it doesn't do more harm than good.

How would society clearly be worse? 

[LBJer]

would we be better off without it?  No, of course not and only a complete and total moron, blinded by some amazingly stupid biases could possibly think we wouldn't be.  Seriously, think about it for 2 funking seconds.


of course "yes" is winning, you people are idiots.

This is a very poor argument.  We clearly need SOME type of criminal justice system.  All countries have one.  That's not the question.  The question is whether the one we have does more harm than good.  And the answer to that isn't nearly as clear as your post acts like it is. 

if we didn't have it, society would be worse.  Thus it doesn't do more harm than good.

How would society clearly be worse? 

you just said we need SOME kind of criminal justice.  If we didn't have it, life would be worse.  Thus it does more good than harm. 

Saying that we need "SOME kind of criminal justice" doesn't necessarily mean that what we DO have does more good than harm.  In terms of harm it could be:

A different system > No system > What we have

[LBJer]

would we be better off without it?  No, of course not and only a complete and total moron, blinded by some amazingly stupid biases could possibly think we wouldn't be.  Seriously, think about it for 2 funking seconds.


of course "yes" is winning, you people are idiots.

This is a very poor argument.  We clearly need SOME type of criminal justice system.  All countries have one.  That's not the question.  The question is whether the one we have does more harm than good.  And the answer to that isn't nearly as clear as your post acts like it is. 

if we didn't have it, society would be worse.  Thus it doesn't do more harm than good.

How would society clearly be worse? 

you just said we need SOME kind of criminal justice.  If we didn't have it, life would be worse.  Thus it does more good than harm. 

Saying that we need "SOME kind of criminal justice" doesn't necessarily mean that what we DO have does more good than harm.  In terms of harm it could be:

A different system > No system > What we have

but that's not what it is, it is more like:
all the better systems possible > what we have > a worse system > no system > the worst possible systems

Well, that's your opinion, not a fact.