Prison of the Future: Prisoners will be able to implant memories of the victims of their crimes.

Millions of people around the world are in prison.

However, statistics show that imprisonment does not guarantee the prevention of reoffending.

  • rottingleaf@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    8 hours ago

    I can promise you that if such a technology is introduced, it’ll be used mostly to implant people with memories of them committing a crime they didn’t commit, to make them scapegoats.

    It’s interesting, one would think that with more and more technical means to abuse power the societies would be more keen on due process, deontology, and philosophy of a society of free and equal people bending their heads to no one. It seems the opposite, the further, the less important these things are considered. Like a positive feedback loop, which is the same as an explosion or other destructive change.

    Probably Western societies are dropping all that new stupidity since Renaissance and since even earlier, when the Catholic church, despite its problems, held the idea that only a society of free people answering for themselves can be Christian. Their elites want to be sheikhs and behead those they don’t like.

  • captainlezbian@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    17 hours ago

    Oh so we know punishment focused response doesn’t increase rehabilitation so the idea is punishment in a dystopian sci fi way?

    We could like, try listening to the experts instead

  • tabular@lemmy.worldEnglish
    181·
    17 hours ago

    Hopefully we’ll have more compassion in the future and treat criminals like they’re in need of help… not ideal test subjects for a new torture machine.

      • tabular@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        9 hours ago

        Having power over others means there is temptation to use that power for your own gain, and at others’ expense. Resisting that all the time is a lot of effort. Best to reduce the amount of power to a more manageable level, and affect fewer people if not resisted.

  • will@lemm.eeEnglish
    11·
    17 hours ago

    They’ll implant new skills like “learning to knit”, but won’t mention anything about how to use the three seashells.

    • Nima@leminal.spaceEnglish
      52·
      15 hours ago

      oh nice. i like that idea! what’s your plan to deal with criminals?

      • Jack@slrpnk.netEnglish
        82·
        10 hours ago

        Very glad you asked!

        Rehabilitation centers aiming at helping these people and reintegrating them into society instead of punishing them.

        I think we lost the story with our prison system, currently it only punishes and that helps no one IMO.

        I do not believe people just wake up and decide to do crime, there are usually systemic problems that leaves them no options. If I am starving I will also steal. So punishing me will do nothing there will be other starving people and they will steal too. Understanding these people and the problems and decisions that led them on this path is vital if society is to exist IMO.

        The good thing is that some Nordic countries are with a similar viewpoint so there are some attempts at improving the prison system. Article

        The bad thing is that america exists and if you read anything on the American prison system they look horrendous, if you read a bit more you will know it’s just slavery.

          • Jack@slrpnk.netEnglish
            12·
            3 hours ago

            Again, the current prison system doesn’t work to reintegrate inmates into society. That is the biggest difference. I would love to hear your views?

            • Nima@leminal.spaceEnglish
              11·
              3 hours ago

              my point was from an idealist perspective, “let’s get rid of prisons” sounds great.

              but when I read such statements, 99% of the time the concept seems to be the end. and no actual plan or realistic prospect to make that fantasy a reality.

              “do away with prisons” is an idea that doesn’t really seem feasable without a real plan.

              meanwhile we can make changes to the prison system we have now to make it more habitable. make laws that protect prisoners while incarcerated. decent facilities, decent exercise equipment, easy ways to become educated or further education.

              these are things that just take money to fix. and can be done now.

        • Ksin@lemmy.worldEnglish
          41·
          6 hours ago

          You just renamed prisons to “rehabilitation centers”, you’re advocating prison reform not abolishment. Saying that you want to get rid of prisons will just make people think you’re an idiot.