There's a lot of evidence that once a punishment is big enough, it makes no difference on deterence, but that's very different from saying punishment vs no punishment is the same.
https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/ffct-prsn/i...
https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/five-things-about-deterr...
Are you saying that punishing bad behavior consistently won't deter criminals? That flies in the face of common sense that I don't believe claims of "no evidence".
Most children do have a concept of consequence. They certainly understand that calling police will be traced back to them. I was a kid once, they're not as stupid as you think.
I'm saying teenagers are frequently fucking idiots, and that sending them into the American prison system is a "solution" that causes even more damage.
Which is a consequence of some teachers abusing that unofficial privilege.
The police have become the only authority with the ability to use force in society.
That too is being questioned now because of abuse of authority.
Which leads to all sorts of questions about who should be the allowed to take action against bad behaviour?
Who watches the watchmen?
It’s understandable why the death penalty isn’t such a harsh deterrent for everyone.
> Drivers who receive speeding citations are at increased risk of receiving subsequent speeding citations, suggesting that speeding citations have limited effects on deterrence in the context of the current traffic enforcement system.