we should execute people who we deem unable to be rehabilitated into society
My solution is both more and less cruel but not as permanent so in case further evidence is discovered the individual can be brought back and compensated
absolute solitary confinement and reversible surgical blindness to significantly decrease the chances of them ever causing a problem again
implant a drug dispenser in their spine that can render them unconscious for things like medical exams, treatments and in case they act out
give them the equivalent of Alexa (with no external connection) and a library of every recorded music and every audio book ever made.
give them the resources to learn braille by touch and the ability to request physical copies of books in braille
provide regular medical exams and non-heroic treatment to keep them alive
provide a button in their cell that will flood it with nitrogen after a 5 minute delay (along with a method to cancel the countdown) and the last thing they hear a human say is instructions on how to use that button
Could you re-draft this? I'm seeing several problems.
You've taught all felons marketable skills for working with the blind. Is that the intent..? Put all ex-felons to work as aides for the blind?
I think this would be more expensive than our current silly system. Even substituting out all four surgeries, I think the cost would still be too high.
What happens if they're already blind?
If the last thing they hear a human say is the suicide instructions, how are the medical exams handled without communication? Logistically, how do you learn braille without help? Both of those things seem much harder if you can't hear any speech.
heh I don't know how much I want to elaborate but since it sounds psycho enough as it is but since we are running with it...
not all felons, only as a substitute for capital punishment and life without parole - so only the ones who are found to be wrongly convicted if new evidence is discovered would be issues with re-integration. For those I assume there would be a compensation that would be substantial enough that they really didn't have a motivation to re-offend unless they were truly unable to control themselves
Is there a high number of blind people committing capital crimes? the blindness and solitary isn't meant as punishment, though it will suck, but to ensure that the convicted was highly unlikely to cause problems during their sentence.
For medical exams and dental work they would be conducted the same way vets examine animals that are potentially dangerous.
How do they learn braille without help? They have a lot of time on their hands, verbal insturctions could be part of their media library along with education tools.
Ah, a replacement for sentences where re-integration is not planned. At the least, it sounds frightening and that would be a potential motivator to dissuade some criminals. I do like the idea of seperating such offenders from the ones that can rejoin society, as a prisoner with no hopes is likely to make everyone around them miserable on purpose.
Is there a high number of blind people committing capital crimes?
I doubt it, but I wouldn't be surprised at a newly blind guy getting up to something crazy. Maybe not on a comic book villain level, but I imagine it being a traumatic change that could distort a person's values. Most guys wouldn't have henchmen available to facilitate crazy plans.
I was assuming the blindness to be meant as punishment. Why bother with it at all? Just putting them in isolation sounds sufficient. Give them light and normal books, take away the Alexa. Drug their food when you want to give them a checkup. You wouldn't even need them to hear instructions for the suicide button, you could have a sign.
I see the blindness as sort of an ultimate means escape-proofing, how could they even attempt to exploit weaknesses in the system when their guards effectively had superpowers compared to them
My solution is both more and less cruel but not as permanent so in case further evidence is discovered the individual can be brought back and compensated
No, I'd class this approach as evil. You're just maiming and torturing someone.
this reads like someone's fetish novel wtf
Ok buffalo bill
Could you re-draft this? I'm seeing several problems.
You've taught all felons marketable skills for working with the blind. Is that the intent..? Put all ex-felons to work as aides for the blind?
I think this would be more expensive than our current silly system. Even substituting out all four surgeries, I think the cost would still be too high.
What happens if they're already blind?
If the last thing they hear a human say is the suicide instructions, how are the medical exams handled without communication? Logistically, how do you learn braille without help? Both of those things seem much harder if you can't hear any speech.
heh I don't know how much I want to elaborate but since it sounds psycho enough as it is but since we are running with it...
not all felons, only as a substitute for capital punishment and life without parole - so only the ones who are found to be wrongly convicted if new evidence is discovered would be issues with re-integration. For those I assume there would be a compensation that would be substantial enough that they really didn't have a motivation to re-offend unless they were truly unable to control themselves
Is there a high number of blind people committing capital crimes? the blindness and solitary isn't meant as punishment, though it will suck, but to ensure that the convicted was highly unlikely to cause problems during their sentence.
For medical exams and dental work they would be conducted the same way vets examine animals that are potentially dangerous.
How do they learn braille without help? They have a lot of time on their hands, verbal insturctions could be part of their media library along with education tools.
Ah, a replacement for sentences where re-integration is not planned. At the least, it sounds frightening and that would be a potential motivator to dissuade some criminals. I do like the idea of seperating such offenders from the ones that can rejoin society, as a prisoner with no hopes is likely to make everyone around them miserable on purpose.
I doubt it, but I wouldn't be surprised at a newly blind guy getting up to something crazy. Maybe not on a comic book villain level, but I imagine it being a traumatic change that could distort a person's values. Most guys wouldn't have henchmen available to facilitate crazy plans.
I was assuming the blindness to be meant as punishment. Why bother with it at all? Just putting them in isolation sounds sufficient. Give them light and normal books, take away the Alexa. Drug their food when you want to give them a checkup. You wouldn't even need them to hear instructions for the suicide button, you could have a sign.
I see the blindness as sort of an ultimate means escape-proofing, how could they even attempt to exploit weaknesses in the system when their guards effectively had superpowers compared to them