[drewrv]

I bums me out that simply interacting with our criminal justice system can be so ruinous that people are reluctant to report crimes.

[jackyinger]

This is an excellent point. In the US there is no good path to reform of felons for instance. People ought to have a reasonable path to redemption.

[OtterCoder]

Using the law to enforce a point is always equivalent to the use of physical force. The law simply provides such a vast weapon that the party in the wrong must back down or die.

If you wouldn't be willing to hold a gun to someone's head to make them change their actions, then you shouldn't call the police.