Yes, prison reform is badly needed. No, prisons shouldn’t be hell-pits of torture and suffering, and no, having them be that way doesn’t fix anything.
All of that is granted. A functioning civilisation gives up the emotional satisfaction of vengeance and vendetta, in exchange for the streets not being ankle-deep in blood all the time, and on the whole that’s a very good bargain.
But in the case of people who abuse and subvert the very system that facilitates that exchange?
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It’s paradox-of-tolerance stuff. We don’t have to give a shit about the welfare of abusive cops, any more than we have to extend tolerance and kindness to nazis.