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I'm done trying to change minds, they're sure as shit not changing mine. I just can't with these people anymore. You can't reason someone out of an opinion they didn't reason themselves into.
Public shaming is the way to go, it's served humanity plenty well in the past to curb unwanted behavior and minority opinions. Shove the hypocrisy down their throats and revel in their little shocked Pikachu faces.
Using their own tactics against them is cathartic and effective, they're used to people trying to reason with them and then dragging you into more and more insane arguments and stances. The reins really come off when you realize you can lie just as much as they do and hand wave any counterarguments. Burden of proof? How about I just throw some more bullshit at you, etc. Quote the bible, extra points for obscure/confusing passages. Frustrate the fuck out of them, its only fair.
Shaming doesn't work. It just makes people hide and get worse.
Maybe, I guess I'm willing to step up to public flogging when necessary.
Pedophiles and child molesters are literally the most hated and shamed people on the planet.
1 out of 5 to 1 out of 10 children are sexually abused depending on what numbers you go by (it is likely even worse based on report rates for sexual violence and commonality of trauma related amnesia).
Shame doesn't help anyone. In fact it's one of the biggest reasons why victims don't speak out.
Are you proposing to somehow reason a pedophile out of molesting kids? I think regular public beatings would be more effective than a 2 year prison sentence. There's a reason they don't last long with other inmates, they know that's not something you talk out of someone.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/end-of-phoenix-sex-offender-treatment-program-puts-public-at-risk-lawyers-say-1.3862939
Less than 4% recitivism is pretty impressive compared to the average prison stay.
That said, I think sheltering those unwilling to take accountability and change is a disgusting abuse of the 'justice' system. I think criminals unwilling to enter/engage with rehab programs should:
Not be released from prison regardless of term
Not be separated from Gen pop in prison
Interesting, I wonder what the recidivism rate would be if the affected community were allowed to go medieval on them instead.
Not much better, I'd bet. The death penalty does not stop murders from happening. Sure, there might be slightly less, but it would not scare people off the crime, just off getting caught.
What's stopping you from doing it now?
Laws. That's why it needs to be a matter of public policy.