defending being a citizen who does not engage in violence, theft or crime in general.
Incarceration is inherently an act of violence. Subjecting someone to undue imprisonment is enacting more violence upon someone then an assault or any theft.
absolutely think prioritizing those people’s needs should be prioritized over those who engage in those acts.
They are the same people… rehabilitating people who engage in violent crime is done for the benefit of society, not the prisoner.
Why is defending that class of citizen so bad?
Because thats not a class of people? Every class of people engage with criminal behavior, it’s just the poor who can’t afford to buy “justice”.
Your problem is that you think criminal behavior is a product of self discipline or morality, when in reality it is a product of environment and circumstance. Your naive beliefs inhibits the very possibility that people can change or be rehabilitated. Tbh everything you’ve said just sounds like a thinly veiled dog whistle.