Point of Agreement Questions - - Question 3

Denise: Crime will be reduced only when punishment is certain and is sufficiently severe to give anyone considering c...

karla.cruz181 December 26, 2019

A and C? Explain please.

Hi. I ultimately chose A on this one and was able to narrow it down to A and C. Can someone just clarify why C is completely incorrect? Thanks.

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SamA January 7, 2020

Hello @karla.cruz181,

C. Reducing crime requires fair and consistent responses to criminal behavior.

Would Denise agree with this? I would say yes. Certain punishment would be a consistent response to crime. Maybe there isn't an element of fairness here, but I will accept it.

How about Reshmi? Reshmi's proposes education for all, which would be fair. However, I would not call this is not a response to criminal behavior. "Response" implies an action that occurs after a crime has been committed. Rather, this is a preemptive action meant to improve society.