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Nantoz · 1 Jun 2005, 20:17

It's just an example of how different countries have very differents views on how to treat criminals.
While the Americans have always seemed more interested in severe , eye-for-an-eye, punshiment, we in Scandinavia are more focused on rehabilitatiing the criminals.
Maybe we Scandies are too lenient sometimes, but on the other hand there is no doubt that the American criminal punishment is too rash at times, e.g. some of the more obscene cases of the use of "three strikes, you're out"-rule.

I disagree with you on the view that we cannot critisize other nations criminal justice, though.Most countries have abolished the death penalty, atleast for the mentaly disabled and children, but the USA stil keeps it up.
But that's not really very relevant in this case.

1 Jun 2005, 20:17	#25
Nantoz Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 226	Re: 24 years for not stopping a murder? It's just an example of how different countries have very differents views on how to treat criminals. While the Americans have always seemed more interested in severe , eye-for-an-eye, punshiment, we in Scandinavia are more focused on rehabilitatiing the criminals. Maybe we Scandies are too lenient sometimes, but on the other hand there is no doubt that the American criminal punishment is too rash at times, e.g. some of the more obscene cases of the use of "three strikes, you're out"-rule. I disagree with you on the view that we cannot critisize other nations criminal justice, though.Most countries have abolished the death penalty, atleast for the mentaly disabled and children, but the USA stil keeps it up. But that's not really very relevant in this case.