Helen Keller -
Her Socialist Years. Writings and Speeches
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Friday, 2 August 2019
quote [ Some states control defendants by making them wear 50,000-volt stun cuffs, but the practice is open to abuse. ]
But it's a couple more volts of shock treatment for you
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Hugh E. said @ 11:26pm GMT on 2nd Aug
[Score:1 Funsightful]
They could use positive reinforcement..
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Pandafaust said @ 8:53am GMT on 3rd Aug
[Score:1 Insightful]
So uh... antisocial individuals actually don't really respond very well to punishment as a motivator, particularly those with psychopathic tendencies. Not that "it's not very effective" is the main reason why we should be appalled by this.
Don't get me wrong, members of the judiciary - particularly those in lower/magistrates courts - are subject to terrible verbal abuse on a daily basis that they do not deserve (disclosure - I have close friends who work in the field). I would be happy for expanded security and other practical measures. But the court should respond with professionalism and maturity, clear explanations of consequences of behaviour, consideration of psychological factors at play that may be remediable - not a show of force, no matter how cathartic. |
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5th Earth said @ 11:28am GMT on 2nd Aug
FFS
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endopol said @ 3:05pm GMT on 2nd Aug
Q!
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mechanical contrivance said @ 1:11pm GMT on 2nd Aug
Anything that can be used can be abused.
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cb361 said @ 7:24pm GMT on 2nd Aug
For every use, there is an equal and opposite abuse?
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Ankylosaur said @ 10:12pm GMT on 2nd Aug
[Score:2]
An abuse in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force.
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