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I certainly won't be partaking of any of the punch you've been drinking

How hard is it to divulge the underlying principle behind such a claim? This is philosophy, is it not? We're not inclined to look at a watch and see what time it reads but look at the gears and inner workings of it to find out how exactly it indicates what it does. So far, trying to figure out what ...

Out of curiosity, what would you suggest for the likes of a murderer, or child rapist, or psychopath like Charles Manson?

So incarceration is improper under any circumstance other than when necessary for the protection of the people.

For the record, as a sailor some of the stories I've heard about Australia and their women make it a place I am pissed I never got to visit. Not to mention the pub scene.

Elaborate on "minimum control"

Well the UK never had to deal with the wild west, I guess...

There are limitations to technology but I doubt that humanity would reach them even if it continued to advance as it has over the last 150 years into the next 50,000. Eventually, components can only become so small and efficient and there lies one limitation. However, the next revolutionary leap in ...

That person might not be eligible for release. If they're going to run or be a danger to society, you don't release them. Ofc, this isn't 100% fool proof. You can't predict precisely who will do what, but bail keeps perfectly harmless people behind bars or forces them to go to bonds issuers who char...

People's natural reaction to cognitive dissonance?

What's a fucking shame is an OP posting in a philosophy forum who won't answer philosophical questions about his idea and prefers to sling ad hominims around.

It seems like I can find relatively mature and thoughtful discussions in other sections. What about politics turns people into pissheads?

It's called philosophy, bob.

Now, now, kids.

If the right to liberty in unalienable then how do you justify incarceration at all?

And how does one come to that conclusion?

How so?

So the underlying philosophy would be that the accused are innocent until proven guilty and as such are still free citizens until they receive a guilty verdict so requiring bail monies for release is tantamount to extortion.

I see some merit to this position