But experts say that long sentences are unnecessary, even for people who have committed serious offenses. “We think of them as violent offenders, and it becomes their label forever,” Nellis says. “But even people who commit violent crimes are not violent forever.” In a phenomenon called “aging out,” multiple studies have shown that even people who commit murders and assaults will grow out of violence by their mid-to-late 30’s. “It calls into question why have have these multiple decades of incarceration,” Nellis says. In 2016, 161,957 inmates were serving life sentences, and another 44,311 were serving sentences so long they might as well have been life sentences.
I agree with this and dont get why the american public is so gullible and believes decade long stereotypes that were created by the media and fake news. People still say shit like rapists or chomos get little jail time compared to us violent cons when in fact it is mostly opposite or they say shit like if you were at one time attracted to a certain age group of girls youll always be when attractions change as people age or get bored or simply annoyed by them after a while.
Same thing with violence. I used to be angry and violent due to having to register and be reminded of something constsntly. So i figured i was living in hell all day anyway no matter how other aspects of my life were so if some piece of shit wanted to bully or disrespect me in public like an ex gang banger or something or that raphael luciano white trash truant or Kevin markley the dive bar fsggot into good ole boys why not fight them? Or fuk them up at least if i get surrounded with one hit with a pint glass like in that bar after i was surrounded? Why not?
And how was someone like me more guilty or more violent then them when they took off first or attacked first snd a fight wouldnt even had tsken place had that not happened?
