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		vkou on Sept 9, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A scammer stole $500 from me and in the end begged... Police involvement is unlikely to make anything better. For every person who is scared straight, how many end up getting chewed up by the system, and coming out worse then they came in? Telling the parents would probably be more impactful - especially given that he really wanted to prevent that from happening.

lomnakkus on Sept 9, 2016 [–]

This is somewhat reminiscent of the "Scared Straight" idea, but I think that's pretty much debunked (as you allude to): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scared_Straight!#Criticism

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